On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 2:31 AM, Mugsy Lunsford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 8:53 AM +1100 11/30/08, mex sara said: > >>http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/18719/capsicum+chilli+jam >> >>i have tried that one v nice i used fresh chilli [medium bitey] and >>soft dried tomatos its the roasting that makes it > > wow, roasting makes all the difference in the world! > > thanks for that one, I tried it two ways and wound up going back to > mix it all together with slight adjustments - the original is a bit > too sweet for me, so I swapped out 2/3 of the sugar for mangos & > molasses, tossed in an orange to get a bit more acid, and then traded > half the vinegar for tamarind pulp (which is available and cheap now > that we have latino groceries - yay!)
in a month or two there will be mucho mango .. right now a bit expensive the tamarind sounds good too ... > Thought I hadn't set it properly and was half-heartedly setting up to > reprocess, but realized that my test jar was the only one that hadn't > gelled. Looking forward to tasting it as it settles, it's nice and > tangy with plenty of bite, but since it's mostly yellow bells with > some poblanos and sweet hungarians, there's no lingering pain. Great > recommendation, thanks, I wouldn't have thought of that, and now I've > got a dozen pints. :) hells bells thats curries forever or something neat for the holiday gift baskets i am going to give your creative modifications a try ... sometimes if i come up with something v.good mark my brother will pinch it for the restaurant if so i'll make sure they call it Mugsy Jam !! > -- > Mugsy<http://www.macgeekofdogtown.com>"A child of five could > understand this. Fetch me a child of five." - Groucho > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/StrataList-OT?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
