Prize winning jam

Zziggi

Mado wrote:

No it's more a case of "What have you entered in village shows?"

I haven't yet but i was begged this year to enter some decorated cakes into a local village show. When i say "begged" it was not because i am a fabulous decorator - oh no, it was more they just wanted to get SOME entrants.

I was too embarrassed incase mine were really !!!!!! in comparrison. Anyway i viewed the competition and feel i am up to the standard so next year it's decorated cakes, jam, flower arranging and some of my cross-stitches (just for display purposes) OUr village show offers you £5 Boots voucher woohoo!

whitty999

Well done,If you have a jar spare i would swap for it?

Mado

whitty999 wrote:

Well done,If you have a jar spare i would swap for it?

:rotfl:
I've been going to friends house's and noseing in their fridges for nearly empty jars.... ('twas a very good friend!!!) but sadly no results.
I'm too embarrassed by my jam obsession to ask at school (tried the neighbours with no results)!

Sooo, in the end I am buying items we would eat anyway in glass jars and encouraging the kids to eat more jam; can't make it too obviuos as OH takes the micky as well!!!
I'm on a course: chestnut season coming soon. Gotta be ready with my jars!

next year should be easier as I will have rebuilt my stock

bigglesinc

Well done.

You could use the 50p in postage to send me a sample. I'm a big jam lover

Mado

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bigglesinc wrote:

Well done.

You could use the 50p in postage to send me a sample. I'm a big jam lover

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Curry_Queen

Mado wrote:

:rotfl:
I've been going to friends house's and noseing in their fridges for nearly empty jars.... ('twas a very good friend!!!) but sadly no results.

You should have been in my kitchen 10 mins ago then when I was riflng through the various half-used jars in the fridge and checking the use by dates! Dare I admit to having some stuff in there almost 2 years out of date!!! :eek: ... and some that say use within 2-3 weeks of opening that have been in there months LOL!

There's a jar of cranberry sauce though that is over a year out of date (Apr 2004) but has only had a spoonful taken out and still looks and smells perfect! ... should I risk using it, and what in, as it seems a shame to throw it out. Doubt it would keep till xmas though, especially as I've opened it again today :rotfl:

Cullumpster

I'm thinking of making some jam in the bread maker, has anyone had good results?

Also ........ where the hell *do* you get jars from ????

I haven't got any in my cupboards

Curry_Queen

Cullumpster wrote:

Also ........ where the hell *do* you get jars from ????

I've got some :j ... or at least I will have once I've emptied out the old contents and washed them out :rotfl:


Soweeeee

Mado

Cullumpster wrote:

Also ........ where the hell *do* you get jars from ????

Just keep your jam/honey/gerkhins/olives glass jars (with metal lids not plastic) wash them and sterilize them (boiling water + drying in coolish oven).

Keep away from the pasta sauce/curry jars... the smell lingers!