Stupidity on a Saturday

I wake up this morning and rush out to buy two large baskets of fresh strawberries before the season ends. I get them and then go to the market to buy a large orange and a lemon for flavoring. I'm finally going to make homemade jam. I've never made it before. I'm excited. I get home, get to work, boil the pectin, I'm just about done. I try it, mmm tastes great. I finish stirring, check the recipe to make sure I'm done...

'Pour into 5-6 mason jars, cover and cool for one hour at room temperature'


I forgot to pick up the jars...:frown:

 

Put 'em in glasses and wrapping paper till tomorrow. Good work!

 

Yea, I'll do that until I go out later.

 

I do things like that all the time.

I think you should send me some jam too

 

Saran wrap......gotta love it

 

Alright. I'll send it with some of my 'Lunar's own' quality salad dressing

 

Saran wrap my arse

Yeah, I'll pass then :leaving:

 

Dang, you were so close

Homemade strawberry jam is the best.:drool5: Raspberry too.

 

Kinky

 

You don't eat salads?

Lunar's own:

6 oz. Balsamic vinegar
3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
3 tsp. Dried basil
3 tsp. Ground Oregano
3 tsp. Ground Thyme
Bit of salt and pepper

 

I know! I bought some raspberries as well. Luckily they were spared for when I have jars.

 

Strawberry jam.

Mmmm...

Get those jars!

 

I want to make this next.

Hot Chilli Jelly

Good with any meat, hot or cold, with cheese on toast, added to gravy, or where ever you fancy it.

4oz chilli peppers – as hot or as mild as you wish.
6oz sweet peppers – or if you want it REALLY hot use more chillies.
If you want it to look pretty use different coloured chillies and peppers.
2 ½ lb jam sugar
24 fl oz of cider vinegar

1. De-seed chillies and peppers and chop asfinely as possible (they must be suspended in the set jelly. Lay on kitchen roll to soak up any juice.

It’s important that ALL seeds are removed as they will float on the top of the jam and look very unattractive if they get into the jars.

2. Dissolve the sugar in the cider vinegar and add the chillies and peppers. Bring to a rolling boil.

3. Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.

4. Let cool, stirring occasionally, until chillies and peppers are suspended in jelly. This will be at least 30 minutes, maybe more.

5. Ladle into sterilised jars. This makes 7 x 8oz jars.

 

Very

 

That sounds soooo good.
I'm coming over to your house for dinner

 

byob!

 

no no.

 

No!

It's cling film, not your odd American name for it!

 

I think you may have taken my "Lunar's own" remark the wrong way. I actually do make my own, very good, salad dressing. There's a recipe on pg.1

 

no, it made me think of the horrible salad sauce we have here. It's not nice.

Your one does sound good