First attempt at jelly.
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Comments (2)That is so funny...the kids and I are making that today (we pick and soaked the dandelions yesterday). Is it pretty good? Here is a link that might be useful: Zone 5 garden blog...See Morefirst year for jelly palm to be left outside.....
Comments (14)I hope TN gets this message that ONLY ground-planted proctected butia palms in colder zones can survive. I agree on both accounts. Even though temps may be in the 20* range which butias can and do tolerate; that is only for ground planted and covered butias. Pots freeze thru at that prolonged cold temp meaning we are a cold 7a. No semi-tropical plant puts up with that and just dies. Wether it experinced cold or not in the past, it cannot handle being froozen thru in a pot. Also they can't stand long periods of freezing precip, freezing at the the spear, or being in a cold water-logged ground for months. I planted mine with some decent sand drainage mixed in the soil. This winter may not be as warm as last year, where we were only hit lows of 13*....See MoreFirst stab at pepper jelly
Comments (148)I'd use 3T for 4-4.5C of fruit, see my Oct 7 post. We're getting close to 150 so I'm just editing this rather than posting again. Hope you read this Dennis Try 3T if you think 4 is too much - I generally use 3T for 4C of fruit, I would think classic pectin would be the same though I use the N-S. Yes, it will clump if you add it to liquid, mix a little (I think I recommended 1/4C of sugar) with the 3T pectin before adding it to the pot, bring to a boil per pacakge(canister) directions then dump the rest of the sugar in all at once. Boil for 2-3 minutes (though the directions say 1). Mike's been lucky, if he leaves the jars on the shelf for months he may find taffy. Something like fruit juice you might be able to get away with long boiling and get a good set, esp. bottled juice that has a lot of water in it, if you didn't boil it away before adding pectin/sugar. But when making a jam, you not only risk ending up with a harder set than you planned on, but also you lose the fresh fruit flavor with long boiling. Maybe you need to let juicy things like tomatoes cook longer (or drain them), but I'd do it before adding the pectin if possible, and I've never tried fresh pineapple but from Jason's and Linda Z's experience it sounds like that needs longer cooking too, but again I'd do it before the pectin and sugar are added since there is a "sweet spot" - too long and you end up with caramelized taffy, even longer and oddly enough you won't get a set b/c *overcooking* the pectin will cause the bonds that are formed earlier to break, which is why it's hard to re-make a jam that's set too stiff. It's better to just stir in water or fruit juice when you open the jar, or melt it and use it as a glaze or something. Maybe I should have asked Mike if his strawberry jam was runny? I've never cooked a jam that long after adding pectin, though I have cooked jams using just fruit and sugar too long and ended up with something you couldn't even scrape off the spoon with your teeth LOL (I believe that was blackberry). My cousin didn't realize how high in pectin gooseberries are added pectin to them and ended up with "gooseberry glue" as she called it! sharonie - Chop the apricots really fine, and let them sit in the vinegar longer. Though you may have overcooked your Gold a bit too, it's hard to tell. Maybe Annie will jump in, she's got more experience than I do, esp. with making that. But last year I overcooked my Gold a little bit b/c I as trying to get it to set before the fair, it darkened (and I only got a red ribbon) so if your jelly part looked nice and light golden, I'd say it was just the apricots weren't fully hydrated. HTH This post was edited by ajsmama on Tue, Oct 21, 14 at 7:54...See MoreNeed help ID-ing and first attempt at propagation
Comments (8)bt - I ask for the fallen leaves if I see some I want, never had been told "no". But make sure you don't take any from the stem - you wouldn't want to buy a plant with picked off leaves... No more preaching, good you realized that it wans't good thing to do. I appreciate that you didn't just disappear after getting a mini-lecture... I can't id the leaves, but if any grow you will be able to. Don't worry about temps inside, they will be ok. They should get light, but not necessarily sun at this point. Black one is most likely goner. I usually leave them just laying around, on the table, or top of the mix. I plant them in potting mix once there is little plant. Some ppl will bury leaves. Whatever you decide to do, make sure they don't get too much water on them. Don't expect all of them to start growing. Often, you'll see tiny hair-like roots growing, other times first a little plant & no roots, until later. There are few recent threads that similar questions have been asked - here is one with lots of photos: click here Rina...See Moreamylou321
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