Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
After a day of gleaning the streets of downtown and getting some killer farmers market deals, it was time to get busy and make jam. But this time I used a new tool.
Here's an apple jam that's nice and sweet - no apple butter austerity here. The soft chunks of apple are suspended in a glistening thick syrup (no added pectin!) spiked with crystalized ginger. From East Hampton's Georgica Bend B&B.
I wanted to do a jam with the apples and didn't want it to taste like an apple butter. Caramel Apple Jam! The second recipe was a twist again with the Blood Oranges by infusing green Cardamom pods.
I hate apple butter. What's with that vile color, that repugnant texture, that lack of apple taste? And the gravest sin of all, not sweet! Here's a jam recipe for bright apples wallowing in a lush, sweet caramelized apple puree.
Apple Ginger Jam - Light, sweet, and a little bit of a bite. Perfect on toast, with cheese, or as a filling for your favorite pastry. Canned for November 2010 Can Jam.
