Carrot jam especially for us

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 8, Issue 376, 5 March 1991, Page 8

Carrot jam especially for us

Cooking with Auntie Ree I have childhood memories of this time of the year of my mother in the kitchen surrounded by jars pots and a variety of fruit and vegetables - "Mum's preserving.stay out of the kitchen!" What a treat it was during the Winter to go to the big cupboard and get a jar of plums or pears. Now I have a kitchen, its my tum, and following are some recipes you to may find useful. Tomatoes: Just wash, wipe and deep-freeze. Great during winter when they can be cooked in a casserole or made into a sauce to have over spaghetti. Thrdw into a pot, add some garlic and herbs. Quick and simple! Rhubarb! Most of us have rhubarb in the garden which seems to grow without a lot-of attention. The Following recipe makes about 3 medium (350 mililitre) jars: 1kg rhubarb,

cleaned and chopped; 500g cooking apples, cored and chopped; 500g lemons, sliced thinly; 6 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped; 2 tblspns grated root ginger; 3 cups raw sugar; 3&1/2 cups sultanas or raisins; 2&1/2 cups vinegar; 2 tsps salt. Put all ingredients into a large non-alu-minium pot and bring slowly to boil. Boil until thick (about 1&1/2 hours) stirring from time to time, especially when mixture begins to thicken. Bottle and seal immediately. ("Yum!") Carrot Jam Here's one especially for us:. 500g grated carrot; 750ml water; finely grated rind of 3 oranges; 100ml orange juice; 600gm raw sugar; ltbl brandy (optional); 1/4 tsp cinnamon. Place the grated carrot in a pan with the water, cover the pan and bring to the boil then reduce heat and simmer until the carrots are very soft- this takes 3/4- lhr. Cool the carrots a little and then, liquidise until smooth . Pour this carrot puree into a preserving pan and stir in the orange rind and juice. Bring to the boil and then add the sugar, a little at a time, stirring frequently and maintaining a boil. When all the sugar has been added, boil rapidly until setting point is reached. Then stir in the brandy and cinnamon and jar as usual.