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["clanSkeen" <sgian AT planetc.com>]

Ray wrote:


> Sorry I took so long to reply to your request.   Several years  ago, I
> developed a variant on a Raspberry Jelly recipe I found.    During the 
> processing, I
> use an amount of Asti Spumante champagne, which adds a  wonderful "zing" 
> to
> the taste.

This reminds me of my favorite "variation".  We put up tons of blackberry 
jam.  If you go ahead and mash the berries then let them begin to ferment in 
the fridge (overnight often long enough) and then make the jam, mmmm, 
delicious!

Some of my favorite gifts to give are things like scented body butters and 
bath salts and the like.  Not exactly made off the farm but home made.  And 
I generally wing it as I go so I can't give you a "recipe" but base is 
usually an oil like coconut.  You can do it with any oil and harden it with 
bees wax (which we do produce on our farm) but I like the way coconut oil 
melts on the skin.

Denise