Making Apricot Jam...
Is a relaxing and rewarding activity,especially if the jam turns out well. I had just such an experience two days or more ago with apricots, BUT I have had a failure today with the fig jam that I was making. It failed dismally and a saucepan of stewed figs with about a 1/2 kilo of raw sugar will end up in the compost bin. Fat maggots, eh? This lady who visited me this afternoon, insists that the tree is sick and the fruit is rotten. I am not so sure. I would rather the opinion of an expert on a... Sign in to see full entry.