tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787698713835410146.post6043192914288805634..comments2023-09-06T11:28:01.234-04:00Comments on The Table of Promise: One Family's Search for a Better Meal: Grape JellyCOBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08917301601937658471noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787698713835410146.post-11629167742483407142010-09-13T01:02:13.879-04:002010-09-13T01:02:13.879-04:00I'm so excited to have met you today, one. Bu...I'm so excited to have met you today, one. But two, your post about jelly is perfectly timed. TOMORROW, I have a double date planned - a playdate for the kiddos while the mommies make peach ginger jam. I actually bought pectin at the store today, because...well, I didn't know any better. I've made jam before, ages ago with my mom. Couldn't recall pectin, but the thought of a flopped attempt with these beautiful peaches all lined up on my kitchen table made me think these online recipes I found knew better than mom. <br /><br />Fingers crossed our jam-inspired-by-an-outrageously-overpriced-one-from-Whole-Foods turns out jam-y! 'Cause I ain't paying no $11 for the tiniest jar of jam I ever did see, even if it was the best jam I've ever had in my life jam! As my 3 year old says all the time, "I can do it myself!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787698713835410146.post-61286370616395470462010-09-09T10:08:07.744-04:002010-09-09T10:08:07.744-04:00I have never bought commercial pectin even though ...I have never bought commercial pectin even though I have made jam a half a dozen times or so. When I made strawberry jam a few months ago I used apples, but I peeled them. I knew I was throwing away the meat during this jelly recipe, so I didn't bother.<br /><br />I think you shouldn't have to buy pectin. It just make the process a little more difficult in my opinion! Jam is super easy too because unlike jelly where you really are turning a total liquid into a gel, jam will get thick and syrupy regardless of the pectin as you cook it down. I still think the apple makes it better, it is a good inexpensive "stretcher" and it totally natural and non processed.COBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08917301601937658471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787698713835410146.post-31002069619635963952010-09-09T10:04:18.709-04:002010-09-09T10:04:18.709-04:00So can you use apples in place of pectin for any t...So can you use apples in place of pectin for any type of jelly you make? What if I wanted to make raspberry jam? Could I use apples then?Lalabowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09642970590869081438noreply@blogger.com