tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post4854224832627645853..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: Cherry on the topArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-57636966656018281572012-06-26T14:48:53.273+02:002012-06-26T14:48:53.273+02:00Oh, dooooon't, Annie. No cherries here at all ...Oh, dooooon't, Annie. No cherries here at all this year after the dreadful spring, other than a few high out of reach. Sob.... I do love my cherries and yours look so mouthwatering.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-64177339277962818882012-06-21T13:21:28.158+02:002012-06-21T13:21:28.158+02:00It is possible to very nearly have too much of a g...It is possible to very nearly have too much of a good thing...after we'd picked the 10 kgs, our neighbours came round with another load - yes, another 10 kgs!! We frozen, bottled, put into alcohol (brandy and orujo), eaten and jammed...it's too hot to put the oven on, or otherwise I would have caked as well. They are delicious but I'm ready for figs now...AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-14826604373375928872012-06-21T13:19:46.218+02:002012-06-21T13:19:46.218+02:00Thank you Stephanie - I have been to look at your ...Thank you Stephanie - I have been to look at your lovely blog and will be following you from now on! I didn't do all the stoning alone, it was a family affair and I have limited scientific knowledge but like to blag as well as blog!!<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-72354956279242910462012-06-21T06:06:51.960+02:002012-06-21T06:06:51.960+02:00OMG mouth watering! All those cherries look gorgeo...OMG mouth watering! All those cherries look gorgeous. Looks the the jam was a major success. Mmmmmmm :)Elizabeth Rose Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725663688810441280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-15524539767898778562012-06-20T12:30:07.136+02:002012-06-20T12:30:07.136+02:00Hello there! I posted a few days ago about cherry...Hello there! I posted a few days ago about cherry picking too. You are a braver lady than I am. I love making jam when I have the time but stoning cherries seemed such an arduous task with a toddler, etc. running around. I bet it tasted absolutely delicious though; I can almost smell the jam by looking at your picture at the end!<br /><br />I too am very impressed by your scientific knowledge millefeuilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608950213999238191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-16116566482671205732012-06-20T09:31:31.109+02:002012-06-20T09:31:31.109+02:00No - no jam sugar though I will continue my search...No - no jam sugar though I will continue my search. What a shame we can't share real things as easily as our virtual things - we now have a glut of cherries as our neighbour brought round a huge bucketful yesterday - I'd be delighted to pass some on to you! Drowning in the things, we are. Cherry Festival in the neighbouring village this weekend too - definitely flavour of the month.<br /ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-17226384341721733592012-06-20T00:36:36.820+02:002012-06-20T00:36:36.820+02:00What a harvest! Is there no jam sugar to be had? I...What a harvest! Is there no jam sugar to be had? It does make life easier.<br /><br />You realise I will now be forced to buy cherries (no doubt from Spain) in the supermarket tomorrow!Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-76330536866075215482012-06-19T11:03:09.969+02:002012-06-19T11:03:09.969+02:00Second batch not better...so much for science.Second batch not better...so much for science.ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-56682578522409451352012-06-19T11:02:36.501+02:002012-06-19T11:02:36.501+02:00Hi MPM! Well, I have to say the 'more scientif...Hi MPM! Well, I have to say the 'more scientific' approach did NOT result in thicker jam, which is what my husband craves. Looks like we will either go for a second boiling or have preserved cherries in cherry and apple juice. I like making it but we are so hot here at the moment that standing over a jam pot seems a tad...daft! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-41053332309308953252012-06-19T00:19:53.687+02:002012-06-19T00:19:53.687+02:00I am salivating looking at this post. It's my...I am salivating looking at this post. It's my hubby that is the jam maker in our house and he is a so and so for not wanting to use the sugar with added pectin.......... Needless to say, sometimes there are second "boilings" and he is not best pleased so I make myself scarce.....menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-69506394171499218722012-06-18T23:04:02.394+02:002012-06-18T23:04:02.394+02:00We're on with the second batch now, Janice. Th...We're on with the second batch now, Janice. This will be even better because we're using a much more scientific approach - adding a couple of apples for their high pectin levels - and we've stoned the cherries which was a very messy business. Might add a stick of cinnamon...for taste, not for its scientific value!<br />I've also been busy making angel wings and a Zulu warrior ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-8724490074584511392012-06-18T19:37:41.601+02:002012-06-18T19:37:41.601+02:00They look incredible, and I am so impressed by you...They look incredible, and I am so impressed by your scientific knowledge....again, how do you know about fractuals and the pectin levels in cherries Annie ??!!<br />I used to love the cherries from Door County in Wisconsin, they were amazing...but we made pies, not jam ( or even jelly as my US friends would insist on calling it )<br />I hope you all enjoyed eating it, and presumably will do for Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-61623705112440621052012-06-18T13:03:48.927+02:002012-06-18T13:03:48.927+02:00Thank you Fly - I would say definitely worth the e...Thank you Fly - I would say definitely worth the effort. What a shame you don't have cherries - though I'm sure you have something more exotic instead, don't you?<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-23646373292589535612012-06-18T10:36:57.567+02:002012-06-18T10:36:57.567+02:00That looks well worth all the work!
I do miss cher...That looks well worth all the work!<br />I do miss cherries!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com