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Just made my first batch of jam
All by scratch and using plums picked off the tree only a few hours ago. it is currently setting in jars as i speak and when it has cooled down i shall see how it turned out - its very tasty. yummy.
My first ever attempt at making jam
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Congratulations!! Plum jam sounds WONDERFUL!!
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apples and pears are ready next month - so it will be crumble time
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For the OP what kind of peanuts did you use? I was thinking also of trying this . Last week I made home made butter turned out great.
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Originally Posted by scooby8themall
Peanuts? im confused? lolKelly & DH Alex ♥
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Congrats! It will be yummy, I am sure.
And when you have it on hot bread.......you will be soooooooo hooked! I love all jam.......but home made FREEZER jam is my absolute favorite. Originally Posted by Bournecrazy
My first ever attempt at making jam
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Congratulations! Well done!
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good for you! a friend came over and gave me some plums. i don't like them but dh does. so we kept a few for him to just eat. i had no idea what to do with the rest of them....so i cooked them with some sugar. it thickened it a little but not a jam consistency. i ended up with one large container. i am going to make a plum crumble or crisp. i have never done this before....so we will see.......i have never made a jam either...........not a betty crocker here......lol
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Good job! Sounds yummy.
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Sounds great! Grandma used to have a plum tree and I can remember sitting in it eating them.Yum Yum!
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Yum! Be careful... I made plum jelly this year (my first attempt at jelly) and ended up eating 1/2 a jar in the first week afterward!
I think it tastes better when you make it yourself!!
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Great job! I can taste it from here, you will really love it when you open a jar this winter,
I am kinda green with envy here,, my plum trees didnt have a single plum this year thus no jam.Pine trees, with their needles pointing up to heaven, represent everlasting light and life.
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BC - you're doing a lot of creative/frugal things - good for you!! Think of all the people you are inspiring!! What recipe did you use for your jam?
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Oh that sounds delish! I adore plum jelly, so good on a hot buttered biscuit
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Originally Posted by rsbs
Yum! Be careful... I made plum jelly this year (my first attempt at jelly) and ended up eating 1/2 a jar in the first week afterward!
I think it tastes better when you make it yourself!!
haha ive been sitting with a spoon it in just eating it lolKelly & DH Alex ♥
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