Classic plum jam in the making
Happy Independence Day!
Best recipe from Alice Waters is pretty unadulterated.
Ramona Apricot preserves ready for the Greenmeadow 4th of July bake sale.
It’s stone-fruit season and we are doing pies and jams! In addition to peaches we are loving our Ramona Street Apricot!
Seville Oranges Make the Best Marmalade – and note the secret ingredient – brandy or calvados!
Luncheon Dish of the Day
February 1 — Oyster Loaf.
Take a loaf of bread, cut off the crusts, dig out the centre, making a box of it, brush it all over with melted butter and put into the oven to brown. Fill with creamed oysters, cover the top with fried bread crumbs, put into the oven for a minute and serve. Garnish with parsley.
Harland, 1902. 365 Luncheon Dishes. Jacobs & Company: Philadelphia.
Jamming and Canning in War Time
Since we find ourselves enamored with the current PBS series Downton Abbey, we’ve been interested in the connection between the Great War, women’s movement and home preserving. Here is an article that discusses some of the connections:
Mission Pie Gets Our Marks
While we may not be totally in to savory pies; this place does it right. We highly recommend Mission Pie http://missionpie.com/ which you could top off with a walk down the street for a sweet treat at Humphry Slocombe http://www.humphryslocombe.com/|_Home_|.html total yummy-ness!
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