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[CindyinSD]

I have been to Galveston a million times...never seen a needle.

Whew... you had me worried.

 

[CSAchook]

This is a pic of a few branches of one of our chokecherry trees - there are two red-leaved ones the birds have cleaned off and they are ignoring the fruit on the ones with green leaves, so thought I might see if I can get decent jelly from them:
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My mom used to make chokecherry syrup and jelly. It was sooooo yummy

 

[CindyinSD]

This is a pic of a few branches of one of our chokecherry trees - there are two red-leaved ones the birds have cleaned off and they are ignoring the fruit on the ones with green leaves, so thought I might see if I can get decent jelly from them:
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Yum! I've never made it, but I'll bet it'd jell without even any pectin. I need to go out and get some this year--after it frosts. IMO they're just about inedible until they've been frosted. Afterward, the bitter edge is softened and the amazing flavor can come through.

 

[pozees2]

My mom used to make chokecherry syrup and jelly. It was sooooo yummy

By any chance do you have her recipes?

 

[CSAchook]

By any chance do you have her recipes?

No

 

[pozees2]

Yum! I've never made it, but I'll bet it'd jell without even any pectin. I need to go out and get some this year--after it frosts. IMO they're just about inedible until they've been frosted. Afterward, the bitter edge is softened and the amazing flavor can come through.

Oh really? Hmm, it's months from frost here, I'm not sure they would last that long. Maybe I'll gather enough to try a recipe or two and leave the rest on the trees?

And P.S. if it turns out awful I can always say I should have listened to Cindy and left them for fall LOL

 

[CSAchook]

Yum! I've never made it, but I'll bet it'd jell without even any pectin. I need to go out and get some this year--after it frosts. IMO they're just about inedible until they've been frosted. Afterward, the bitter edge is softened and the amazing flavor can come through.

I believe it does need pectin. Otherwise you get (very tasty) syrup.

 

[CSAchook]

Oh really? Hmm, it's months from frost here, I'm not sure they would last that long. Maybe I'll gather enough to try a recipe or two and leave the rest on the trees?

Mom didn’t wait for frost so I would go ahead and try it now before the birdies steal them.

 

[Tesumph]

I grew up in FL and I NEVER understood the beach thing.

"It's hot as hades. Lets all go walk around and lie around on hot, white sand, and hey! You kids don't go in the water by yourselves. Build a sand castle! Wouldn't you like that?"

I love the water, though.

Seriously? All we ever found was seaweed and bits of shells. No one even littered. Been a long time, though...

I don't even like the water.
the ocean kinda sorta scares me
It's a shame I married someone with a master diving license.

 

[RUNuts]

I don't even like the water.
the ocean kinda sorta scares me
It's a shame I married someone with a master diving license.

Not unusual. Mom married a pilot and never flew her whole life. Dad literally flew all over the world more than once.

Funny how things happen.