tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post2487898929620988152..comments2024-03-29T08:50:21.054+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Making your own pectin for your fruit preservesDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-25573816762969574322019-02-12T18:30:12.893+02:002019-02-12T18:30:12.893+02:00Hi Dani,
Been looking for a Pectin the last week,...Hi Dani,<br /><br />Been looking for a Pectin the last week, could not find, and I am to say the best ever recipe I could find. tomorrow it is me and the apples, then I can do my prickley pear. thank you<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772708266343763640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-35326799565097098652017-07-12T12:29:15.940+02:002017-07-12T12:29:15.940+02:00Thanks Dani. I did try making my own and it worke...Thanks Dani. I did try making my own and it worked. Only reason I would like to buy pectin or substitute is to reduce sugar amounts for health reasons<br />Cheersclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13496410262439053314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-60188286979372584912017-07-12T09:50:57.848+02:002017-07-12T09:50:57.848+02:00Claire - Sorry - somehow your comment landed in my...Claire - Sorry - somehow your comment landed in my spam folder and I have only just found it.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-70408773191354512652017-04-04T15:43:24.727+02:002017-04-04T15:43:24.727+02:00Claire - Welcome, and thank you for taking the tim...Claire - Welcome, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment :D<br /><br />Claire, thanks for the info. I generally add lemon juice as well, but I had not heard about quinces. Maybe we should plant a quince tree as well... ;)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-1852560860651724312017-04-04T15:31:30.708+02:002017-04-04T15:31:30.708+02:00Hi Anne
Claire here from East London. Did you come...Hi Anne<br />Claire here from East London. Did you come right and have you since used this or sourced pectin in town?clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13496410262439053314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-77219525252108731442017-04-04T15:30:35.617+02:002017-04-04T15:30:35.617+02:00Hi there.
Also from East London South Africa and h...Hi there.<br />Also from East London South Africa and have been frustrated in not finding pectin. Just for your information my mom, a farmer/wife, has always said that lemon juice helps set and also she keeps the quince pips and peels and uses them in batches of other jams then strains them out as she says they are high in pectin too. :)<br />clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13496410262439053314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-34819985393299588452017-02-09T14:29:06.720+02:002017-02-09T14:29:06.720+02:00Maria - Hi, and thank you for taking the time to l...Maria - Hi, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.<br /><br />Glad to be of assistance :D Enjoy :DDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-85829542802227608692017-02-09T14:17:31.271+02:002017-02-09T14:17:31.271+02:00Hi Dani I just want to say thank you for your pect...Hi Dani I just want to say thank you for your pectin recips I am from Uitenhage (South Africa) and cant get it here to buy .now i am going to make my own .I want to make Jalopeno jelly Enjoy your day many thanks MariaMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462476114506328479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-59986289579995091152016-09-20T14:40:28.917+02:002016-09-20T14:40:28.917+02:00MalleMilaSeMamma - Welcome, and thank you for taki...MalleMilaSeMamma - Welcome, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.<br /><br />I am not sure where you are in SA - the only place I know to get muslin is at Banks Catering in Woodstock, Cape Town. They have an on-line store: http://www.bankskitchenboutique.co.za/ if you can't find it there then perhaps contact them? Tel: 021 461 3190Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-13026814014072329732016-09-20T14:09:27.346+02:002016-09-20T14:09:27.346+02:00Where do you buy the Muslin? Where do you buy the Muslin? MalleMilaSeMammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152618814297156569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-75262136618754110352016-05-20T13:46:59.782+02:002016-05-20T13:46:59.782+02:00Anne - Welcome, and thank you for taking the time ...Anne - Welcome, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I had the same problem trying to find pectin in South Africa. So this is the only pectin I use - which I make myself from apples, and I have a cupboard full of jam as a result :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-22341129818424381372016-05-20T08:21:04.929+02:002016-05-20T08:21:04.929+02:00Dani, I have searched high and low in East London ...Dani, I have searched high and low in East London (SA) for liquid pectin which is frustrating me to NO end. I'm going to try your recipe today as i'm making Pate de Fruits which calls for LIQUID pectin! Thanks so much and ..... here goes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605008129548925512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-21104686979902415242014-05-08T16:32:24.086+02:002014-05-08T16:32:24.086+02:00Amy Lou - You're very welcome. Good luck with...Amy Lou - You're very welcome. Good luck with your wind protection - I hope the wind doesn't pick up the frames and blow them away like a sail.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-17296361599572639582014-05-08T16:30:49.511+02:002014-05-08T16:30:49.511+02:00Brilliant! Thank you for this. I'm looking for...Brilliant! Thank you for this. I'm looking forward to filling up jars with 100% homegrown stuff. Knowing how to make our own pectin helps!Amy Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269214244026111710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-92134819590533512622014-05-06T14:26:20.270+02:002014-05-06T14:26:20.270+02:00kymber - Oh, you lucky thing - freebie apples for ...kymber - Oh, you lucky thing - freebie apples for cider, vinegar and pectin :) Hopefully our trees will have more than 4 apples next summer... {grin}Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-91403172268856359792014-05-06T13:32:45.054+02:002014-05-06T13:32:45.054+02:00Dani - awesome post which has been printed and put...Dani - awesome post which has been printed and put in my big binder of useful stuff to know. our friend who runs a commercial blueberry farm, also has an apple orchard. he doesn't really tend the orchard anymore and was amazed when me and jambaloney asked if we could have some apples - nobody here seems to care about the apples. so he gave us 2 big garbage bags of apples and we ate them all kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-37461929714870002152014-05-05T10:17:35.663+02:002014-05-05T10:17:35.663+02:00Magda - I think they would probably be Granny Smit...Magda - I think they would probably be Granny Smith apples.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-6174535768236411222014-05-05T10:16:53.720+02:002014-05-05T10:16:53.720+02:00Harry - It's a pity you and your wife never ma...Harry - It's a pity you and your wife never made your own jam - there is nothing nicer than eating homemade jam - slightly tarter than shop bought, but full of it's original goodness and no added flavour :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-10825011445225608702014-05-05T10:07:17.089+02:002014-05-05T10:07:17.089+02:00Quinn - I promise - it works :) I've never tr...Quinn - I promise - it works :) I've never tried freezing eggs, but my next purchase is a bigger fridge / freezer combo, which, hopefully, won't use as much power as a stand alone fridge and a sand alone freezer... :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-28340549106920571682014-05-05T10:05:04.204+02:002014-05-05T10:05:04.204+02:00Leigh - We planted apple trees too - mainly for ea...Leigh - We planted apple trees too - mainly for eating. But now also for making pectin :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-63852420288514736832014-05-05T09:50:20.865+02:002014-05-05T09:50:20.865+02:00dani, do you perhaps know what type apples are tho...dani, do you perhaps know what type apples are those tinned "tart apples" (tertappels)? I love those things. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-40632044162745520542014-05-04T23:24:47.201+02:002014-05-04T23:24:47.201+02:00The only apples we get are from the store, just fo...The only apples we get are from the store, just for eating as a snack. My mom used to make jelly but I don't think my wife and I ever tried it, even back years ago when we really worked hard at gardening. We were going to raise fruit for jelly, but when we planted our new fruit trees the goats ate the bark off them and killed them.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-63827033127532686022014-05-04T20:33:32.886+02:002014-05-04T20:33:32.886+02:00Excellent tutorial, Dani! I'm adding this to m...Excellent tutorial, Dani! I'm adding this to my list of experiments to try.<br />I've been freezing things is ice cube trays lately, too. Most recently, extra eggs.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-6539412976202132332014-05-04T19:02:02.282+02:002014-05-04T19:02:02.282+02:00Dani, what a great post! I planted a crabapple tre...Dani, what a great post! I planted a crabapple tree for this very purpose but I have yet to harvest any crabapples. As soon as I get a kilos worth, I'm going to try this. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com