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Windswept
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2006-06-11, 13:17

Okay, ast3r3x, this is totally 'not' related to making jam or foodstuffs, etc.

But your post reminded me of one time when I went out into the wilderness and collected small stones of various types, all of which were characterized by the intensity of their color - some dark red, some greenish blue, some golden-yellow, and so forth.

I took them home and ground the stones into fine powders. Then I mixed the powders with small amounts of oil and used the colors to paint a small picture. I was trying to figure out how the native Americans might have come up with colors for their pottery.

My painting sucked in a major way - but the 'idea' was a fun one, I thought.

Strawberry jam sounds great. It's my favorite kind. On freshly-baked, crusty bread with sweet (not salted) butter? Oh YUM!!!

I might try making tomato sauces with my abundance of garden tomatoes; but offhand, I think I'd prefer to freeze the sauces, rather than preserving in jars.

Yes, please 'do' let us know how your next batch turns out.

Last edited by Windswept : 2006-06-12 at 11:10.
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