tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post2744941308501843115..comments2024-03-25T13:49:13.234-06:00Comments on Gumbo Lily: Jammin'....Gumbo Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-34374692647442866862014-10-15T05:19:12.454-06:002014-10-15T05:19:12.454-06:00Yum!!! You're making me so hungry! This is not...Yum!!! You're making me so hungry! This is not a post to read before breakfast is ready :) Sounds lovely, and I like your idea of taste-testing the batch as you go.M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-79864254700321383882014-10-09T08:47:25.649-06:002014-10-09T08:47:25.649-06:00Good question and one that I only just found out t...Good question and one that I only just found out the answer to recently!<br />When you make jam to taste, regulating the sugar, use the pectin that states plainly on the box: no sugar needed. Usually these pectins allow for using sugar substitutes or low sugar. I hope this helps.<br />Gumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-12790108777910064162014-10-09T04:05:07.729-06:002014-10-09T04:05:07.729-06:00Sounds really good. One question - I've heard...Sounds really good. One question - I've heard to follow the recipe for sugar amounts when making jams and that the jam could end up not gelling if the correct amount isn't used. I'd rather make jam like you do (to taste), but I'm afraid the results wouldn't be good. Could you clarify? Thanks.<br />Mary @ Neat and Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160435782347545564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-62614856733146881682014-10-07T23:01:41.706-06:002014-10-07T23:01:41.706-06:00Actually, my mouth is starting to water, because w...Actually, my mouth is starting to water, because we have a cherry plum tree in the back yard and in the rare year that rain doesn't come at just the wrong time and knock off all the blossoms, we get enough plums to "do something with" and I have made the most delicious syrup that we put on pancakes. I think I cooked the fruit down with the pits and then put it through a Foley mill, so it wasn't tedious. There is something about those skins with the fruit that makes a really rich flavor! (But it's been years...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-16371067044637810692014-10-04T17:30:26.032-06:002014-10-04T17:30:26.032-06:00Plum jam just might be my favorite! Plum jam just might be my favorite! ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-61683663206491096022014-10-04T16:47:55.253-06:002014-10-04T16:47:55.253-06:00I have to redo my plum jam (Nana Go Go told me tha...I have to redo my plum jam (Nana Go Go told me that you can recook it if it doesn't set up the way you like it). I do love plums! Your jam sounds yum, yum, yummy, Jody! I wish there was something besides bread to put jam on. Well, ice cream! Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-43666720306541164512014-10-04T11:12:57.295-06:002014-10-04T11:12:57.295-06:00Dad is a novice wine maker. He just basically mak...Dad is a novice wine maker. He just basically makes wine when he has some fruit. He's made apple wine in the past but nobody really liked it. My favorite wine was a grape & plum mix. He called it Plum Medley. He made another wine from some purple plums my Aunt Betty gave him and he called that wine Plum Betty. It was really good too and was another favorite of mine. So I'm guessing plums are a very good wine fruit. Have you made plum wine yet, Bonnie?Gumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-25544074592770181752014-10-04T11:09:11.920-06:002014-10-04T11:09:11.920-06:00Nancy,
I had about 20 half pints of jam.Nancy,<br />I had about 20 half pints of jam.Gumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-72381101801230418952014-10-04T09:46:56.702-06:002014-10-04T09:46:56.702-06:00How wonderful it turned out to be so yummy. I do l...How wonderful it turned out to be so yummy. I do love those kind of plums though, my Grandpa called them sand plums. He always said they had the best flavor. <br />I guess he called them that because they grew along the creek bottom when he was a kid. :) Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-41883347471121074142014-10-04T08:37:14.568-06:002014-10-04T08:37:14.568-06:00Plums are so fickle. It is a treasure to get a bat...Plums are so fickle. It is a treasure to get a batch of plums. I can remember celebrating when mom would make plum jelly, as it was a nice respite from chokecherry jelly which we had every year. I'm glad yours turned out good. I would love to know about your dad's wine making.Bonnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052974547161586063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-62455813034800147862014-10-04T06:50:56.662-06:002014-10-04T06:50:56.662-06:00Oh yum- when is breakfast? AngelaOh yum- when is breakfast? AngelaAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170218700397945765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-27362790474281847902014-10-04T06:06:43.062-06:002014-10-04T06:06:43.062-06:00That canning experience was so worth it! You need...That canning experience was so worth it! You need to tell us how many pints or jars you ended up with. Yum!Nancy McCarrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867768046703596688noreply@blogger.com