"Agrajag" (Agrajag)
07/17/2016 at 17:12 • Filed to: foodlopnik, cooking with agrajag
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"Agrajag" (Agrajag)
07/17/2016 at 17:12 • Filed to: foodlopnik, cooking with agrajag | 7
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Made some jam from the wild blackberries that grow around my house.
Over the past few weeks I’ve been gathering them as they ripened.
Not quite ready
READY!
I froze them until I got enough to do something with them.
Then thawed them out over low heat.
Once they are all nice and softened up into the sifter they go.
Grandma’s sifter still holding its own.
The sifter gets out a lot of the seeds, but there are always a few million stragglers.
Got the pectin and water heating up.
Pouring time!
1 quart of berries got me three 160z jars. Not bad.
Cé hé sin
> Agrajag
07/17/2016 at 17:16 |
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That’s a very early crop. We don’t have them until August.
Nibby
> Agrajag
07/17/2016 at 17:19 |
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Agrajag
> Nibby
07/17/2016 at 17:27 |
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Damn Sonic 2 is a great game.
*pulls out Genesis*
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Agrajag
> Cé hé sin
07/17/2016 at 17:30 |
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I’m not really sure if this is early for them or not here. Everything else seemed to have gotten a late start because of the weird ass winter this year.
k2b: da man trynta steal mah bloggy!!!!!!!
> Agrajag
07/17/2016 at 17:52 |
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OM NOM NOM pass the peanut butter.
4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
> Cé hé sin
07/17/2016 at 17:55 |
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Depending on the variety some will crop in July quite happily
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Cé hé sin
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
07/17/2016 at 17:58 |
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They may well do, but the ones I harvest are
au naturel
!
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Agrajag
07/17/2016 at 18:43 |
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Fresh berries... homemade jam... sweet jesus
MrDakka
> Agrajag
07/17/2016 at 19:27 |
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Now you got me craving English muffins with jam
4Starfish
> Agrajag
07/17/2016 at 19:58 |
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Have you made jam before? Was it to your liking, or is there something you’ll do different next time?
Since I can't have any I must harass you with questions.
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Agrajag
> 4Starfish
07/17/2016 at 20:09 |
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Have you made jam before?
I have, but not since my grandmother was alive. Been about 20 years then. It came back pretty quick.
Was it to your liking, or is there something you’ll do different next time?
It most certainly was. The only thing differently I’ll do is promote the growth of more berries to increase jam quantities.
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4Starfish
> Agrajag
07/17/2016 at 21:07 |
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Excellent.
I like your focusing on that sifter.
Rooo sez BISH PLZ
> Agrajag
07/24/2016 at 23:13 |
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The only thing differently I’ll do is promote the growth of more berries to increase jam quantities.
An excellent strategy.
(Also, how did I miss this post? Om nom nom.)
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Agrajag
> Rooo sez BISH PLZ
07/24/2016 at 23:49 |
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how did I miss this post?
Perhaps your sensors were jammed....
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
> Agrajag
07/25/2016 at 00:01 |
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I’m a lowcarber, so I have no business in the jam ‘less it’s made with stevia.
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Agrajag
> Rooo sez BISH PLZ
07/25/2016 at 00:20 |
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No cheat days? :(
I guess you can’t argue with the two most sagest sages in sci-fi.
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
> Agrajag
07/25/2016 at 01:08 |
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No cheat days? :(
And even most of the people with whom I’m on vacay know I’m a lowcarber.
(But a fun one. I became one when the choice was to “diet” for family history health reasons or to give up wine & cheese. I was like “Bump that noise”.)
I guess you can’t argue with the two most sagest sages in sci-fi.
I knew if I was going to bring you and your three Nikons (!!!) an opposing proposition with any heft I’d better bring out the big guns.
:-D