It's good to be me

Melba's Jammin said:

We are enjoying unseasonably cool weather - it might hit
41 tonight - 61 is normal.

Yep, I got to experience some of that this week and it sure
beat yucky humid 90F!

Quoted message said:

Here's why it's good to be me: I toasted some good bread,
smeared it with butter, and then put my freshly made
raspberry jam on it. OK, on THEM. I won't tell you how
many pieces I had, but 5's not enough and 7 is too many.
Supper sucked. The toast with jam was really, really good.
Too bad you're not so lucky! "-)

Sounds like heaven! Isn't it great to know you're the
luckiest person with a pickle hat? <G

Dear Barbara, Yes, it is good to be you, especially today.

Have a Happy Birthday and enjoy the day. I give you time off
from making jam, so just relax and do something fun.

MS

Barb said:

Here's why it's good to be me: I toasted some good bread,
smeared it with butter, and then put my freshly made
raspberry jam on it. OK, on THEM. I won't tell you how
many pieces I had, but 5's not enough and 7 is too many.
Supper sucked. The toast with jam was really, really good.
Too bad you're not so lucky! "-)

Here's why it's good to be me: I made a salsa from a perfectly-
ripe papaya, some cilantro, finely chopped onion, fresh
lemon juice, and a habañero chile. To counter the spiciness,
I made an Indian raita of yogurt, mint, and cucumber. While
the flavors were mingling, I made tostones (twice-fried
plantains). Then I seared a dozen big scallops in a cast-
iron skillet. My girlfriend brought over some freshly-baked
French bread (from our local Safeway) and also made
Singapore Slings and ginger-peach iced tea.

Supper didn't suck at all.

Bob

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

We are enjoying unseasonably cool weather - it might hit
41 tonight - 61 is normal. This is perfect canning
weather! This evening I made strawberry jam (berries were
$4/quart at the farmers market) and have more of that in
my future tomorrow. I think I know where to find some ripe
mangoes for a combination jam.

<snip>

Quoted message said:

-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 6/20/04.
Tomorrow's my birthday. I have a button that reads, "It's
my Birthday, Where's my Present?"

Happy, happy to you! I hope your day of gambling-for-all
goes better than it did last year!

So...do you have an inventory/price list of all your jamming
that's up for sale this year, if any at all? And do you ship
internationally? (Not as far as Japan, but Canada, at
least). I'm interested in fruit butters, in particular
(apple if you have it, but others, too!), though I do love
your Boozeberry Jam, too. And maybe the famous mango-kiwi
creation. Maybe I'll replace some of the stuff I stole
from...oops...I mean was given by my mother. :-)

rona

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"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message news:barbschaller-
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: We are enjoying unseasonably cool weather - it might hit
: 41
tonight - 61
: is normal. This is perfect canning weather! This evening I
: made strawberry jam (berries were $4/quart at the farmers
: market) and
have
: more of that in my future tomorrow. I think I know
: where to find
some
: ripe mangoes for a combination jam.
:
: Then I made some raspberry jam from Sister Julie's frozen
: berries, thawed and drained. The juice will become ruby
: red jelly on the
morrow
: and the fruit made jam. I pressed some of the
: cooked, hot jam
through a
: rather coarse sieve (all that pulp made for really seedy
: stuff) to
get
: rid of some of the seeds. I jarred and processed it and
: had about
2-3
: tbsp left in a small container.
:
: Here's why it's good to be me: I toasted some good
: bread, smeared
it
: with butter, and then put my freshly made raspberry
: jam on it.
OK, on
: THEM. I won't tell you how many pieces I had, but 5's
: not enough
and 7
: is too many. Supper sucked. The toast with jam was really,
really
: good. Too bad you're not so lucky! "-)
: --
: -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 6/20/04.
: Tomorrow's my birthday. I have a button that reads, "It's
: my Birthday, Where's my Present?"

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Melba's Jammin said:

We are enjoying unseasonably cool weather - it might hit
41 tonight - 61 is normal. This is perfect canning
weather! This evening I made strawberry jam (berries were
$4/quart at the farmers market) and have more of that in
my future tomorrow. I think I know where to find some ripe
mangoes for a combination jam.

Then I made some raspberry jam from Sister Julie's frozen
berries, thawed and drained. The juice will become ruby
red jelly on the morrow and the fruit made jam. I pressed
some of the cooked, hot jam through a rather coarse sieve
(all that pulp made for really seedy stuff) to get rid of
some of the seeds. I jarred and processed it and had about
2-3 tbsp left in a small container.

Here's why it's good to be me: I toasted some good bread,
smeared it with butter, and then put my freshly made
raspberry jam on it. OK, on THEM. I won't tell you how
many pieces I had, but 5's not enough and 7 is too many.
Supper sucked. The toast with jam was really, really good.
Too bad you're not so lucky! "-)

Happy birthday, Barb! In your honor, I am posting the latest
variation of the ONE TRUE COBBLER--melba! I had some fresh
nectarines and frozen raspberries I needed to use up the
other day, so this was the result.

1/2 c. butter 1 c. flour 2 c. sugar, divided 1 T. baking
powder pinch salt 1 c. milk 2 c. sliced peaches or
nectarines (nectarines need not be peeled) 1 T. lemon
juice 4 c. fresh or frozen raspberries dash cinnamon or
nutmeg (optional; I used a little cinnamon)

Preheat oven to 375. Melt butter in 13" x 9" baking dish in
oven while it's heating. Combine flour, 1 c. sugar, baking
powder, & salt; add milk, stirring just until moistened.
Pour batter over melted butter in pan. DO NOT STIR. Bring
remaining 1 c. sugar, peach slices, and lemon juice to boil
over high heat, stirring constantly. Gently fold in
raspberries, then pour over batter. DO NOT STIR. Sprinkle
with cinnamon or nutmeg, if used. Bake 40-45 minutes until
golden brown. Serve warm or cool. Serves 10 in theory, fewer
in reality.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

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Happy Birthday, Barb!

I'll make brownies this weekend, in your honor :-)

---jkb

--
"Bam!"

-- Bam-Bam Rubble

In article <[email hidden]>, Margaret Suran

Quoted message said:

Dear Barbara, Yes, it is good to be you, especially today.

Have a Happy Birthday and enjoy the day. I give you time
off from making jam, so just relax and do something fun.

MS

Tee hee. Thanks. I need to get some apricots for apricot
jam. They were on sale last week but I turned that 5# into
apricot butter.

When I crawled out of the sack this morning I found two
bouquets of posies and my coffee cup awaiting me at the
coffee pot. It was 6:45
a.m. This explains why Rob asked the other day what Cub's
store hours are -- he'd gone there early this morning
to get the flowers. I've been telling him for years to
stop buying overpriced goods at Bachman's. These are
great - roses and baby's breath, daisies, and this
godawful sparkly red stuff -- can't wait to show that
to Chris: I acquired some of that a couple years ago
and stuck it in the garden dirt, took a picture, and
had Chris see "what was growing in my garden." I'm
going to tell him it turned out to be a perennial. :-)
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 6/20/04.

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Yuthasastrakosol said:

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

We are enjoying unseasonably cool weather - it might hit
41 tonight - 61 is normal. This is perfect canning
weather! This evening I made strawberry jam (berries
were $4/quart at the farmers market) and have more of
that in my future tomorrow. I think I know where to find
some ripe mangoes for a combination jam.

<snip>

Quoted message said:

-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated
6/20/04. Tomorrow's my birthday. I have a button that
reads, "It's my Birthday, Where's my Present?"

Happy, happy to you! I hope your day of gambling-for-all
goes better than it did last year!

My SIL is bad luck and I have no self-discipline. I always
feel like it's my duty to stay until I'm broke -- unless I'm
about $60 ahead or something. I did get a free lunch out of
it, though, from her. We went on Wednesday. And on Tuesday
with a different friend. I'm broke, but I've still got
another friend to play with (might have to wait a couple
weeks, though.) I'd have been fine on Tuesday if I'd come
home after lunch there. :-/

Quoted message said:

So...do you have an inventory/price list of all your
jamming that's up for sale this year, if any at all?

Not yet. The games have only just begun.I do have my case of
strawberry-rhubarb done for the benefit of a prof at the U
who likes my stuff. (No, not Rob.) Did I ever tell you that
story? Very funny!

Quoted message said:

And do you ship internationally?

It'd be cheaper if she picked them up.

Quoted message said:

(Not as far as Japan, but Canada, at least). I'm interested
in fruit butters, in particular (apple if you have it, but
others, too!),

A girl after my own heart. There's more apricot butter in
my future, I suspect. I actually haven't done apple butter
in a few years. Peach butter is good. Plum butter is
awesome, but I'll have to see if I get any plums from my
tree. It's dying.

Quoted message said:

though I do love your Boozeberry Jam, too.

Haven't gotten there yet.

Quoted message said:

And maybe the famous mango-kiwi creation. Maybe I'll
replace some of the stuff I stole from...oops...I mean was
given by my mother. :-)

Aha! The truth is out!

-B

Quoted message said:

rona

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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 6/20/04.

In article <[email hidden]>, Jeff Bienstadt

Quoted message said:

Happy Birthday, Barb!

I'll make brownies this weekend, in your honor :-)

---jkb

With a nice cold glass of milk, eh? Thanks.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 6/20/04.

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<[email hidden]>,

Cindy Fuller said:

Happy birthday, Barb! In your honor, I am posting the
latest variation of the ONE TRUE COBBLER--melba! I had
some fresh nectarines and frozen raspberries I needed to
use up the other day, so this was the result.

IBeSalivating!
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 6/20/04.

"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Happy, happy to you! I hope your day of gambling-for-all
goes better than it did last year!

Happy B-day to you, Barbara. I hope your 37th Birthday
repeats many times.

--
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on
nothing but food and water.
--------
FIELDS, W. C.

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Not yet. The games have only just begun.I do have my case
of strawberry-rhubarb done for the benefit of a prof at
the U who likes my stuff. (No, not Rob.) Did I ever tell
you that story? Very funny!

I think I know the story--TV interview? You must have had
some kind of force around you luring him to you--even if
only via the TV? I always knew you had a magnetic
personality! :-)

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It'd be cheaper if she picked them up.

I don't know...after the $400 airfare (plus tax) it might be
cheaper to ship! :-) She won't drive down alone, but maybe
if she can co-ordinate with some kind of dance workshop she
can get someone to go with her and share in driving! And of
course she'll have to go to Al's and Holy Land (she loves
Holy Land more than Al's I think), and El Burrito Mercado.
She's going to Hawaii for a dance cruise, though, so I think
she's low on funds!

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A girl after my own heart. There's more apricot butter in
my future, I suspect. I actually haven't done apple butter
in a few years. Peach butter is good. Plum butter is
awesome, but I'll have to see if I get any plums from my
tree. It's dying.

Is it unsave-able? (I know that's not a word, but I couldn't
think of a better one). Not even graftable? One of my first
memories of you was hearing you talk about that plum tree in
an interview that was placed on-line (was it from a
newspaper website?). It was very touching.

Quoted message said:

Aha! The truth is out!

Well, she did say that I could have some...I think she just
wasn't expecting me to take most of them! :-) But how could
I leave behind apricot-red pepper jelly! And horseradish
jelly! (which I think my dad would have loved!) And the
holiday conserve! It was calling to me, begging to see more
of the world. Plus now you can say your jams have been to 4
(or is it 5?) continents! You're internationally famous!

rona

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Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Jeff

Bienstadt said:

Happy Birthday, Barb!

I'll make brownies this weekend, in your honor :-)

---jkb

With a nice cold glass of milk, eh? Thanks.

Reminds me...

One of the last things I made before giving up wheat
for good was a batch of your brownies. If'n ya hafta
go, go in style!

Recently I've discovered that I can digest spelt, which is
an ancient variety of wheat. (I'm wheat-intolerant, not gluten-
intolerant, and spelt has either none or little enough of
the protein which causes me problems that I can handle it.)

Sooo... I foresee a batch of Barb's Orgasmic (Spelt!!)
Brownies in my future!

Wheee!

Miche (it's good to be me, too!)

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud. --
Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Margaret Suran

Quoted message said:

Dear Barbara, Yes, it is good to be you, especially
today.

Have a Happy Birthday and enjoy the day. I give you time
off from making jam, so just relax and do something fun.

MS

Tee hee. Thanks. I need to get some apricots for apricot
jam. They were on sale last week but I turned that 5# into
apricot butter.

When I crawled out of the sack this morning I found two
bouquets of posies and my coffee cup awaiting me at the
coffee pot. It was 6:45
a.m. This explains why Rob asked the other day what Cub's
store hours are -- he'd gone there early this morning
to get the flowers. I've been telling him for years
to stop buying overpriced goods at Bachman's. These
are great - roses and baby's breath, daisies, and
this godawful sparkly red stuff -- can't wait to show
that to Chris: I acquired some of that a couple years
ago and stuck it in the garden dirt, took a picture,
and had Chris see "what was growing in my garden."
I'm going to tell him it turned out to be a
perennial. :-)

Happy Birthday Barb!

We have had local strawberries from three different farms
for about a month. Sweet cherries of three varieties for a
couple of weeks.The first raspberries appeared on Wednesday.
And today, the first sour cherries.

We are still waiting for local apricots and peaches. We did
cheat and eat a few California apricots a week ago, but now
we'll hold out for local.

Rodney Myrvaagnes Opinionated old geezer

Brutal dictators are routinely reelected by 90+% margins.
Only in a truly advanced democracy can one win an election
by a negative 600,000 votes.

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Yuthasastrakosol said:

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message news:barbschaller-
[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Not yet. The games have only just begun.I do have my
case of strawberry-rhubarb done for the benefit of a
prof at the U who likes my stuff. (No, not Rob.) Did I
ever tell you that story? Very funny!

I think I know the story--TV interview?

Close enough.

Quoted message said:

You must have had some kind of force around you luring him
to you--even if only via the TV? I always knew you had a
magnetic personality! :-)

I worked with his neighbor. Neighbor gave him a jar of my
strawberry rhubarb jam for Christmas 2002. Guy emails me
wanting more. I put off replying to the email. On January 6
or 7 of 2003 I was replying to his email whilst having the
10:00 news on in the background. I mean I WAS IN THE
PHYSICAL ACT OF REPLYING when I glanced around to the TV and
HE WAS ON! He's a weenie prof at the U and serves as
political consultant to the local CBS affiliate, WCCO and
there he was, commenting on the inauguration of Governor
Pawlenty. I damn near fell off my chair!

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

It'd be cheaper if she picked them up.

Quoted message said:

I don't know...after the $400 airfare (plus tax) it might
be cheaper to ship! :-)

I have access to reduced Fed Ex rates -- we'll make it
happen.

Quoted message said:

She won't drive down alone, but maybe if she can co-
ordinate with some kind of dance workshop she can get
someone to go with her and share in driving! And of course
she'll have to go to Al's and Holy Land (she loves Holy
Land more than Al's I think), and El Burrito Mercado. She's
going to Hawaii for a dance cruise, though, so I think
she's low on funds!

I love your mom but I'm not sending stuff from Holy Land.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

A girl after my own heart. There's more apricot butter
in my future, I suspect. I actually haven't done apple
butter in a few years. Peach butter is good. Plum butter
is awesome, but I'll have to see if I get any plums from
my tree. It's dying.

Quoted message said:

Is it unsave-able? (I know that's not a word, but I
couldn't think of a better one).

Saveable?

Quoted message said:

Not even graftable?

Dunno. A little downy woodpecker moved in a few years ago; I
don't know if she's still there. The landlord's a slob.

Quoted message said:

One of my first memories of you was hearing you talk about
that plum tree in an interview that was placed on-line (was
it from a newspaper website?). It was very touching.

Oh, my. I'm surprised you remember. It's been several years
since that was done. No, I'm resigned to the tree's slow
death. Planting another doesn't interest me, either.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Aha! The truth is out!

Quoted message said:

Well, she did say that I could have some...I think she
just wasn't expecting me to take most of them! :-) But how
could I leave behind apricot-red pepper jelly! And
horseradish jelly! (which I think my dad would have
loved!) And the holiday conserve! It was calling to me,
begging to see more of the world. Plus now you can say
your jams have been to 4 (or is it 5?) continents! You're
internationally famous!

Fame I've got covered; I'm waiting for Rich.

Quoted message said:

rona

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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 6/20/04.

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I have access to reduced Fed Ex rates -- we'll make
it happen.

Ah! Something to look forward to! If my mother comes in
December, she'll bring me some! That way, she might even be
able to save some for herself! (She really does have some
jars at home. I honestly left her a few!)

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I love your mom but I'm not sending stuff from Holy Land.

:-) I think part of the joy of Holy Land is browsing through
:the aisles.
When we went there we just picked things up that looked
interesting and put them in our cart. That's how we managed
to spend about $60 our first visit there. Ouch! The second
time around we were a bit more frugal--only spent $40.

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Saveable?

Yes, but the opposite. Although saveable works. Why didn't I
use that word?

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Oh, my. I'm surprised you remember. It's been several
years since that was done. No, I'm resigned to the tree's
slow death. Planting another doesn't interest me, either.

I have a very good memory for small details. That's why I'm
known as a fountain/font/fount (didn't that argument blow
through rfc once?) of useless information.

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Fame I've got covered; I'm waiting for Rich.

Isn't he married to Janice? :-)

rona

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Melba's Jammin' writes:

I need to get some apricots for apricot jam. They were on
sale last week but I >turned that 5# into apricot butter.

Quoted message said:

None better: altapacific.comdeptOpen ↗
.asp?dept_id=5&flag=1

Well, I'll be! Thanks, Sheldon. Dimitri's bringing me some
dried California aps in a month.

I'm back from lunch with Niece Patty, and from grocery
shopping -- 10# of fresh aps. I'll deal with them in a
coupla days. I should be cleaning strawberries, but the
possibility of a nap is a stronger pull right now.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 6/20/04.