You'll have seen that I recommended saving the juices from your quince compote. Boiled down, this turns into a syrup that verges on jelly with no added ingredients, thanks to the high pectin content of the fruit itself. With my small batch of compote and my greedy licking of the spoon I ended up with a scant inch of sunny preserves, but you might get more. Just heat so the liquid simmers but doesn't bubble too furiously, stirring fairly often and watching closely to avoid scorching.
And on the topic of handmade homemade treats: How thrilled I was to be the second (not the third) to respond to Deborah's offer to pay it forward! Here's the pledge: “I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a
comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don’t know
what that gift will be yet and you may not receive it tomorrow or next
week, but you will receive it within 365 days, that is my promise! The
only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the
same promise on your blog." Any takers?
am i in the ranking? i dont know how to see if anyone has commented...but if i am, i would love to participate! i came over this on ismoyo's blog and sadly realized there were already 3 comments, so i tracked down anyone who was participating and found you!
Posted by: Roxanne | November 05, 2007 at 02:14 AM
oh...i see i'm the first? yes? yes. yes!
Posted by: Roxanne | November 05, 2007 at 02:15 AM
Cool! Free gifts! I want one too! May I play with you?
Posted by: bleistifterin | November 27, 2007 at 06:43 PM
Great - thanks! Here goes: http://bleistift-und-notiz-blog.blogspot.com/2007/12/geschenke-zu-verschenken.html
Posted by: bleistifterin | December 04, 2007 at 03:22 PM