tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post7368171052001884370..comments2024-03-27T07:56:57.000+00:00Comments on Country Ways and Cottage Days: Raspberry JamRustic Pumpkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-62876299510420108612014-07-15T16:47:21.110+00:002014-07-15T16:47:21.110+00:00Hello Deborah - enjoyed your blog after I found it...Hello Deborah - enjoyed your blog after I found it following a link from Susan B.'s page. You've done a great job and I look forward to reading it going forward. Although we are from Southern California, just returned from a drive up the coast to Susan's West Coast presence in Arroyo Grande. We certainly miss her store up there. The farmer's market was going strong and I bought boxes of raspberries and will try your method for a 1/2 batch today. All the best, ArlineArline in So. Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-30199588305760392132014-07-15T13:02:32.355+00:002014-07-15T13:02:32.355+00:00Hello ~ thank you for stopping by and your kind co...Hello ~ thank you for stopping by and your kind comments ~ I've made a lot of good friends through Susan Branch's blog despite the many miles between us all ~ she is infectious!<br />Preserving brings me so much pleasure, and I've since writing this found out that in America you process very differently using a water bath! I love learning new ways.<br />I willingly write off around 5% for them for they do bring pleasure in so many ways and they need to eat too!<br />Waving from Across The Pond! Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-15191248556870788272014-07-15T13:01:29.274+00:002014-07-15T13:01:29.274+00:00You know, it is so much easier than you think! I ...You know, it is so much easier than you think! I was terrified and that stopped me for years, now I can see and taste what I was missing out on! Oh, blueberries ~ I am yet to harvest a good crop, doing something wrong, but learning. Have a wonderful week, I'm sure your lovely children will enjoy that pie! Waving :)Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-35833966006754415372014-07-14T20:49:12.990+00:002014-07-14T20:49:12.990+00:00Your raspberry jam looks lovely, I always love see...Your raspberry jam looks lovely, I always love seeing homemade preserves, they look so pretty in their little glass jars! I have really got to learn how to do that my self one day! I especially want to learn chutneys, they always sound so delicious, how interesting to make one from zucchini, I may have to look up a recipe for that when they are ready to harvest this summer. Today we will be picking our blueberries, but they always get consumed before they could ever make it into a jam, the kids have already been discussing the desire for a blueberry pie! :) Have a great week! :)April's Homemakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839044050318217592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-46799795457695745462014-07-13T23:14:19.888+00:002014-07-13T23:14:19.888+00:00In the USA, we also call them zucchini. The raspbe...In the USA, we also call them zucchini. The raspberry preserves look delicious and as soon as mine are ripe, I'll fight the animals for enough for jam. It's encouraging when others preserve and can; I've been doing it for almost 50 years and love it...especially in winter when it's time to eat the produce.<br />You have a lovely blog and I think I came here via your comment at Susan Branch's blog...I think. -smile-Thistle Cove Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-14226600005501629322014-07-13T17:06:13.732+00:002014-07-13T17:06:13.732+00:00Hello! You really should try it ~ it is very easy...Hello! You really should try it ~ it is very easy and tastes so much better than store bought and it makes wonderful gifts! Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-78905665353565114512014-07-12T19:24:24.380+00:002014-07-12T19:24:24.380+00:00Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog! ...Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog! I love raspberry jam. I never made it though.Guillaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376749604845793465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-25610490762322461952014-07-11T08:37:59.724+00:002014-07-11T08:37:59.724+00:00The Italian name is zucchini, French is courgette ...The Italian name is zucchini, French is courgette ~ so far my favourite one is Romanesco, which has a dark and deeply ridged skin against a rich creamy yellow flesh, and looks amazing when sliced in rings because of the ridges. D~<br />p.s. aubergine is eggplant :)Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-70756355753970343412014-07-11T08:35:28.647+00:002014-07-11T08:35:28.647+00:00Hello Karen! Welcome ~ I'm so pleased you like...Hello Karen! Welcome ~ I'm so pleased you like my little blog and page. Once you get the hang of it, preserving is so easy! I'm muddling along this year, doing what I can, with plans for starting the changes in the Autumn. Watch this space! Waving from Across The Pond ~ Debs xoxoRustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-70375589537594160952014-07-11T08:33:22.228+00:002014-07-11T08:33:22.228+00:00Hello Darlene, dear friend! I just wanted to de~b...Hello Darlene, dear friend! I just wanted to de~bunk the myth that I thought preserving was hard. It isn't at all, and it is so rewarding to make something so delicious from what you grow yourself. Have since found out that, in America, you process food using a water bath? Hope you get busy, busy, busy next week. Email me some photos, please? Debs xoxoRustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-83060380843966692622014-07-11T06:07:07.016+00:002014-07-11T06:07:07.016+00:00Oh! And had to look up what courgettes are. Appe...Oh! And had to look up what courgettes are. Appears to be just like what we call zucchini. We LOVE zucchini in our family. :)KarenPgbwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782777203041735466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-26593121416811466082014-07-11T05:57:33.023+00:002014-07-11T05:57:33.023+00:00Hello Debs dear! Why I have never visited your bl...Hello Debs dear! Why I have never visited your blog before is beyond me! I just saw a post on Twitter and followed it here. You have such a wonderful way to paint a picture with words! Like a breath of fresh air! <br /><br />You really do it all! I so envy your gardening prowess and now you preserve and can and pickle! I have never made jam before. Last ywar for the first time I tried making dill pickles but they turned out so sour. I followed my mom's direction but she may have told me wrong. I may get it right one day....doesn't seem too difficult! <br /><br />Thanks for the fun picture into your jam-making day! Hugs from across the Pond! xoKarenPgbwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782777203041735466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-1539319700917365542014-07-10T23:14:50.796+00:002014-07-10T23:14:50.796+00:00Hello Debs!
Such a great post! Thanks for the ...Hello Debs!<br /> Such a great post! Thanks for the step by step instructions. I never tried warming the sugar before. It's nice to learn something new! <br /><br />We are pretty warm here right now, but a cool down is on the way for next week. I can't wait!! To be able to work outside without sweating is pure heaven! Take care!Darlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-41726116082304929282014-07-10T13:44:12.716+00:002014-07-10T13:44:12.716+00:00Hello there! It is also very sticky! I cleaned up...Hello there! It is also very sticky! I cleaned up all the spills before I took the photographs ~ hahaha! I used to live in fear of preserving, but it is just *so* easy! You just have to read your recipe and trust what it says and what you are doing. Once you've done one thing it just takes off! Waving from Across The Pond!Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-26912714237030190112014-07-10T13:40:13.092+00:002014-07-10T13:40:13.092+00:00Hi Debs! It must smell just wonderful in your kitc...Hi Debs! It must smell just wonderful in your kitchen today!! I've never made preserves of any kind. So, I really enjoyed seeing the process. I never would have thought of warming the sugar! So much to learn! Another great post filled with goodness from the garden!! ♡ Email on the way...Dawnhttp://petalspapersimplethymes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com