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What did you cook or eat today? (January 2026)

kaneohegirlinaz said:
Rocklobster I do like big chunks of Potato and Carrot in stews and soups, but smaller pieces of the celery.
Since DH is on a "soft solid food" diet for three weeks, he'll be getting those Carrots cooked soft, which he does not care for, but too damn bad Mister!
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I make sure to cut them larger for longer cook times. This way you still get a substantial piece of carrot and not mushy and falling apart.
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
WELL BUGGER!!!!
For two days now, I've been working on making Meyer Lemon Marmalade (it's a process) , which I use to do all the time, long ago.
I saw Organic Meyer Lemons and thought 💡 let's do this!

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As I was filling the jars, I realized I blew this!!!
I didn't dissolve the pectin correctly (nor did I do the "jell test" on a cold plate) ...
BUGGER!
Well, the recipe states to let the Marmalade is to sit for two weeks before opening... we'll see then...
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You'll be fine! 😉
 
Chicken enchiladas

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kaneohegirlinaz said:
The Marmalade has been sitting now for about three hours and it's still not set ... I think I'll try to save it...
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Leave it overnight. I used to do that with some sweet chile jelly I used to make and some orange marmalade. Sometimes it sets (most times) and some times, it just refuses. Tomorrow, perhaps, back into the pan, bring to a boil, more pectin, try again!
 
Barriehie and karadekoolaid yup!
I'm going to leave the jars alone for 48 hours and if it still is too loose, I'll dump all of the jam into the pot, reboil and add more pectin, the right way.
I'm so mad at my self ... I haven't made Marmalade in so long I totally forgot how to do it, until I did it wrong!
BUGGER!!!!
 
Don't beat yourself up. Marmalade is really time-consuming and tricky. I've got a recipe for orange marmalade which doesn't use added pectin; just the pectin contained in the orange peel, pith and pips. Most times it's great, but sometimes it'll either come out too thin or too thick.
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
Barriehie and karadekoolaid yup!
I'm going to leave the jars alone for 48 hours and if it still is too loose, I'll dump all of the jam into the pot, reboil and add more pectin, the right way.
I'm so mad at my self ... I haven't made Marmalade in so long I totally forgot how to do it, until I did it wrong!
BUGGER!!!!
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That's okay. Should see me waiting for the pressure canner to come up and I've not turned up the burner... (Oops)
 
I had to use 20 cups of sugar for my grapefruit marmalade and that’s with a box of pectin. No more.
 
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