Last batches for today! I freeze beets on a cookie tray after prepping them so they will not be a big frozen clump! & from the beets I get enough juice (water that I cooked them in) to make 2 batches of Beet Jam & 1 of Strawberry Beet & before you say ewe..........Beet Jam is really very good & quite sweet too! I have to say that I am loving the new breakfast counter it is super handy!
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I made beet jam years ago and it was very good. Kinda tasted like raspberry jam if I remember correctly.
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26316Never had beet jam. That sounds interesting. Strawberries and beets does sound like a strange combination. You have been so busy with canning.
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62461I didn't say EW!! Yum! Looks like you need some biscuits!
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by pldc
01 Sep 2014
Yes I have been trying to think what a nice cracker might enhance the flavours of the jams to put in the baskets too
29237Nice work again! Beet jam sounds interesting, never tried that, but I did carrot jam and that tasted nice and sweet. Tomorrow I'll have a go at marrow jam ( or rather oversized courgette - got one from a friend that weighs almost 4 lbs, the courgette that is, not the friend). And I'll have to search for jamjars.
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by sewilso
31 Aug 2014
lol! Laughing at your 4 lb comment. I've not heard of the marrow jam. That sounds interesting too!!!
by pldc
edited 01 Sep 2014
wow I have heard & had Zuchini bread & have BBQ it & my daughter makes Zuchini relish but I have not heard of Zuchini Jam? That sounds like something I am going to have to try! can you add the recipe here too? Please
by pldc
01 Sep 2014
I love carrots too & that also sounds very good if you add the recipe for the Zucchini Jam would you also add it for the Carrot Jam Please
145304Yummy. I wish I lived near you so we could work together.
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169064You make me realize how much I miss doing all I use to do, although I have never made or eaten any beet jam it does sound good because I'm a beet lover. You are so industrious. Lillian
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145791Oh fantastic! You are so creative - it makes me jealous or jamless :-)
The beet jam sounds very interesting. Thank you Maria
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54557You are definitely a busy bee with all this preserveing
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by pldc
31 Aug 2014
I am trying to think what to make next lol I am hoping to make a very good variety gift Basket with all the preserves I am making............so far a lot of jams lol need to come up with something more & daughter is making pickles ..........I was thinking Chutney sound sgood
45918I say puree it and make beet soup...borscht...
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by pldc
31 Aug 2014
yup I was thinking that too except that it has certo in it. I was sure that I added it but then it was thin so I added another box & it is still thin, which is why maybe I forgot to add the sugar?
318489Beet jam is a new one for me. In fact we never even canned the beets. Pickled a few jars but that was it. Thanks for the info.
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19439Before you throw out the batch in the middle, taste it first. If it taste ok, eat it now or put in freezing containers & freeze it or reprocess it with maybe more sugar. It seems such a shame to throw out your hard work.
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16707the batch in the middle the darker one has not set So I will have to throw it out? I don't know what else to do with it? Maybe I forgot to add the sugar it is so much darker then the rest?
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by oldtimer992005
30 Aug 2014
hi , maybe you did not put in enough certo (pectin), or sugar , or you did not cook it down longer.with mine when that happens i put it in the fridge and use it on pancakes, bake a cake and use it. on french toast. today i made the pineapple and peach jam.boy those ontario peaches are so oo good and the jam is just supper.
by pldc
31 Aug 2014
sounds like a yummy batch for you too & yes the Ontario peaches are terrific! I have to wonder if I forgot the sugar? I like your ideas they sound pretty good too.
299559I love pickled beets, and love the color!!! Not tried jam, sounds interesting.
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