Jelly, not jam here. Two ‘banana’ bags of Concord grapes made 9+ pints of gorgeous jelly. I swear I ate a bunch of the grapes before juicing them. They were so, so darn sweet that I reduced the amount of sugar by 1/4 (just to be sure it would set up) and it did and the jelly was still a bit too sweet for my taste.
red and orange peppers. Put up into the fridge until I made some room in the freezer and pureed each, separately , and froze in 1/4 c. square cubes. So tasty! More to go...red pepps were 98 cents a piece the other day and I bought 12. Roasted them today, will put in fridge and then puree them tomorrow. Saving up for red pepper puree needs this winter. some roasted garlic made it in there, too (small jar).
Boiled Apple cider, this is a half gallon reduced to a syrupy consistency. I usually use it as a glaze for apple tarts. I let it simmer on medium low until it has reached the consistency of honey.
Clementine jam with Calabrian crushed hot peppers and Spanish pimenton!
Awesome if you like a little heat, I’m quitting baking and going into the jam business . This is so darn good!
There are a lot of permutations of TUTTO Calabrian chili peppers/paste, etc. This is the hottest that I have, I used a little more than a quarter teaspoon and a couple of shakes of the pimenton. I started with 220 g Clementine and40% sugar. When I add this to soup/sauce, I use the blunt end of a chopstick, but I recommend a very small amount to start. We are not wimpy hot sauce peeps.
Grilled cheese sandwiches, ham, etc. I’m going to add a little to a vinaigrette for Cole slaw…many uses. I will let all know how it tastes after it mellows a bit, my initial taste was the bottom of the bowl and on a little cracker. My assistant taste tester and I had the same reaction to the heat level.
@Stef_bakes …can’t take credit for the idea, I saw a picture somewhere or other and remembered it as I was making the jam. I put in the hot peppers and pimenton about 3/4 ‘s of the cook time, but royalties will still apply as you started me on the Clementine jam journey!