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This new mum is on a mission…to lose weight, to be the best mum I can, to be creative and to be the best version of "ME" I can.

Christmas Cooking – Done & Dusted

December20

Well, what an afternoon this has been! I’ve finally sat down after…

  • Filling the baby food jars I had sterilised with the pretty orangey-red jam
  • Putting an over-tired baby to bed ( while I was in the middle of filling the jars I realised DS was due to go down for a nap but I didn’t want the jam to set too much so I carried on and he got way over-tired :( )
  • Cleaning up the sticky mess from when the pot boiled over. This was NOT a nice job. I hate cleaning the stove at the best of times let alone when it’s covered in rapidly hardening sticky goop!

So now I’m resting and making the most of the peace and quiet. While writing this post I have been googling other bloggers attempts at making this jam and I really wish I had done that first! Apparently it’s quite common for the pot to boil over…wish I knew that pearl of wisdom so I could have borrowed a bigger pot.

The other thing that I’ve seen come up time and again in the other blogger’s attempts is that the boiling time recommended in the recipe isn’t really long enough for it to set properly so the chilli jam is more like chilli sauce. Some of them put the jam back in a pot and boiled it for longer but I really can’t be a*sed doing that so chilli sauce it will have to be!

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“Christmas Cooking – Done & Dusted”

  1. acountryrose December 25th, 2010 at 10:56 pm      Reply stoney acres Says:

    They look great Cheryl.. well done.

    Cant master the art of setting jam myself & I have attempted quite a few. My best successes have been made in the microwave rather than on the stove top.. less likely to burn on the bottom I find.. although very easy to get spill overs there too.
    I now usually let the pot cool & see if mix looks likely to set before I pour it into all the jars.. that way if its too runny I can cook it some more… if its all good I just reheat & pour.
    I discovered yesterday that too runny jam is great spread over the trifle sponge.. yay :)

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Hi, I’m Cheryl and this blog is all about my missions in life.

Number 1 is to be the best mum I can to my little boy who was born in May 2010. My next priority is to lose weight which is what prompted me to start this blog in the first place. It’s  going to be a place for me to share with you on this journey. I love to be creative so will also be sharing my flashes of creativity in all things artsy and craftsy.

I’m not perfect so I will endeavour to be as honest as possible in my posts especially when it comes to any failures I will most likely have in my weight loss mission and in my new job as a Mum. The most important thing I need to remember is when I fall off the wagon that I get right back on again.