[Sca-cooks] Boozy jellies

[freyja]

Wow, Selene!  Yum!!!

-Kitta


On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Susan Fox <selene at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Just the fruit left over after being squished and fermented for three weeks
> or so.  Mix fruit with the same weight in sugar, cook until soft and easy
> enough to put through a strainer.  That's the plum butter.  If Jared is very
> nice to me I will save him some.
>
> For the pork, I took a pint this stuff and thinned with a pint of water,
> then put in several pounds of "pork shoulder strips" [sold alongside the
> ribs, kind of gristle-y, I probably would just get ribs next time] and about
> 1/2 cup [yes, that much] of "steak and chop rub" [salt/pepper/spices] and
> simmered until the meat was done.  Unexpectedly good.  Saved about half to
> make meat pies for the weekend, plus another pint of the cooking liquid for
> which I'm trying to think of another use.  Probably will cook another round
> of meat in it.
>
> Not so period but thrifty,
> Selene
>
>
> Elaine Koogler wrote:
>>
>> Recipe, please?
>>
>> Kiri
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Susan Fox <selene at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>  There's my own boozy plum butter in the fridge at the moment, which
>>> started life as the fruit from this summer's batch of plum wine.  I just
>>> cooked pork shoulder in it and a plum should be proud to give its life
>>> for
>>> this.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Selene
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/30/10 3:47 PM, Johnna Holloway wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ok so you want your jellies to be just a bit different...
>>>> how about
>>>> Cherith Valley Jellies, a collection of boozy jelly made from mixed
>>>> drinks, brandy and wine, available now.
>>>>
>>>> It all begins in a humble garden deep in the heart of Texas, where they
>>>> pride themselves on doing things the American way—like finding a reason
>>>> to
>>>> combine alcohol with anything. There, a team of highly trained,
>>>> gingham-clad
>>>> cowgirl-chemists is working solely on your behalf, concocting the ideal
>>>> way
>>>> to spice up your next dinner party, peanut-butter sandwich and/or
>>>> jelly-wrestling party: booze-flavored jelly.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.cherithvalley.com/index.php
>>>>
>>>> Johnnae
>>>> _________________
>>>>
>>>>
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