Comments on: Peach Jam Winner + Some Q & A

By: Accomplishments « TeaWithBuzz

Accomplishments « TeaWithBuzz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:34:58 +0000

[...] Accomplishments By teawithbuzz I promised I would tell you things I had accomplished this summer, to counter the complaints I made on Monday. First is the collection of sixty (60) jars of pickles, jam, and dessert topping that now live in our basement. This is not including the jars that we have given away or consumed the contents of, or that I made in a class. Or the three unused pint jars that are destined to contain pickled beets as of next weekend. I am honestly amazed to count up all these jars (though my numbers are miniscule compared to Marisa’s): [...]

By: Marisa

Marisa — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:01:23 +0000

Bibliochef, just so you know, botulism doesn’t grow in high acid or high sugar foods. Jam is both high acid and high sugar, so it’s pretty darn safe.

By: bibliochef

bibliochef — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:28:35 +0000

Jst made a batch of peach chutney (based o a recipe in a book called My Bombay Kitchen) and am working my way up to preserving a bit ore formally. I get nervous about when to boil the jars with things in them, how to make sure I do not kill anyone with legendary botulism. Bt wow, great blog

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:37:05 +0000

Thanks for answering my question! If the darn tomato skins are going to crack anyway, I’m going to stop wasting my time pricking them! Boo-ya!

By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:17:30 +0000

Hey Marisa, just wanted to let you know my parents (including my decidedly not-cooking friendly dad) decided to try and make jam from peaches from their tree. I gave them your peach jam recipe and many links from your site on tutorials. Apparently, the results are GREAT. Thanks!

By: Catalina

Catalina — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:01:24 +0000

I just found your blog and I LOVE it!
Great recipes and it’s fun to read!
I was searching for a recipe to pickle garlic and radish pods and stumbled on to your site – so glad I found it!