fruit

[disgruntled]

now that it is fruit season does anyone have any good fruit recipies?

i mostly just have fruit salads, but i know you can make a really good peach cobbler with fresh peach and then crushed almonds for the topping, i nice healthy alternative to the sugary crumble.

[sirdarksol]

Mostly I just add fruit to whatever sweet I'm eating, or just eat it raw.
I did just make cherry rhubarb jam with my brother yesterday. 3 cups fresh chopped cherries. 1 cup rhubarb. One package pectin. Bring to a rolling boil (a rolling boil is when the boil doesn't go down when you stir). Add 4.5 cups of sugar, bring back to a rolling boil. Cook for one minute. Put in pre-heated canning jars and either seal or set aside for 24 hours before freezing.

[disgruntled]

how hard is it to make jam? home made jam tastes really good, but i assumed it was really hard

[sirdarksol]

There are some pretty simple recipes out there. The above recipe is pretty easy.
Some don't even require cooking. My mom makes strawberry jam without cooking.

[disgruntled]

how does it get jelly like without cooking?

[sirdarksol]

Pectin. You mix chopped strawberries, citric acid (I think), sugar, and pectin, and it will gel up in something like 24 hours.