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May CanJam: Rhubarb Mango Jam

May 21st, 2010 Posted in Jam & Jelly Recipes | 5 comments »
Rhubarb in Boston.

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I went simple, and old school, this month for Tigress’s CanJam, where the secret ingredients were rhubarb and asparagus. The local asparagus isn’t ready yet, but the rhubarb is – and although mangoes aren’t local to central NY, they are in season, cheap and fragrant. So here goes:

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April CanJam: The mango meets dill

Apr 26th, 2010 Posted in Jam & Jelly Recipes | 2 comments »
The "hedgehog" style is a common way...

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My mango jam recipe is very simple – mango, water, a bit of sugar, a splash of vanilla.

For this month’s secret ingredient – herbs – I changed things up a bit in my basic recipe. I’m not completely happy with the balance in my current proportions, but if mangoes stay this inexpensive (right now, they’re four mangoes for $5), I’ll be doing more experiments making this recipe again to get it right. Read the rest of this entry »