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6:02 pm
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Mon 21-Sep-09
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Ah-ha I have just made a version of this recipe.....my version now ! 
http://www.canadianliving.com/food/strawberry_bals.....er_jam.php
I hadn't got quite the weight of strawberries so I thought what the hell....!!!....I had some apricots in the freezer that I needed to use (to free-up some space for a bargain buy of belly of pork). I also added some orange zest & juice. Well, it seems to have set OK & tastes great hot....now I have to wait for it to cool down. Not sure I will want to eat it with cheese as the recipe suggests, maybe cream cheese would be OK ? I think it will be lovely on toast. It doesn't taste either vinegary or peppery but there is a slight prickle on the tongue. Another time I will try adding a bit more of both of them. Maybe they will be more noticeable when it cools.
"The beautiful is as useful as the useful...perhaps more so."
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10:27 am
Knowledegable
Wed 23-Sep-09
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ooh, sounds yummy! Bookmarked for next strawberry season.
10:55 am
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Mon 21-Sep-09
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Veronica,
It is really good now it's cold......mine is a softish set. I thought this would be so as I was cooking it but that's the way I prefer it. It will get eaten pretty quickly I suspect. I think it will make great jam tarts & as a glaze over other fruit in tarts, or with cheesecake. I was lucky to get a deal on the late strawberries but I think made with the earlier full-bodied ones it would be even better.
"The beautiful is as useful as the useful...perhaps more so."
from Les Miserables
10:45 pm
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Tue 22-Sep-09
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I always put balsamic in my strawberry jam, it slightly darkens it, but the improvement in flavour is amazing, not sure about the black pepper.
11:32 am
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Hi Janet,
I always put black pepper on my fresh strawberries....it intensifies the flavour of the fruit. In the jam you really couldn't actually taste it, there was just a slight prickle on my tongue afterwards. I will definitely make it again.
"The beautiful is as useful as the useful...perhaps more so."
from Les Miserables
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