I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
bites on.
So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.

Graham wrote:

> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
> bites on.
> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.

Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.

On 3/7/2024 10:54 PM, Graham wrote:
> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
> bites on.
> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.

Can you dilute it and make something else from it?

On 2024-03-07 9:47 p.m., Ed P wrote:
> On 3/7/2024 10:54 PM, Graham wrote:
>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>> bites on.
>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>
>
> Can you dilute it and make something else from it?

I don't think it's worth it. Sometimes one has to cut one's losses.
It'll be quicker and easier to make a new batch.
I worked on a cremation urn last week only for stress cracks to appear
while I was having lunch. I wasted hours and hours trying to get around
them and at the end of the day, it wasn't worth it.

On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
> Graham wrote:
>
>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>> bites on.
>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>
> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.

I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
certainly not gift-worthy.
"Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(

On 3/8/2024 12:14 AM, Graham wrote:
> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>> Graham wrote:
>>
>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>> bites on.
>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>
>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.
>
> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
> certainly not gift-worthy.
> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(

You never know. Give them a taste.

On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 23:47:47 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:

>On 3/7/2024 10:54 PM, Graham wrote:
>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>> bites on.
>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>
>
>Can you dilute it and make something else from it?

Or fish out the lavender flowers?

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> On 3/8/2024 12:14 AM, Graham wrote:
>>
>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>
>>> Graham wrote:
>>>
>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>> bites on.
>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>>
>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.
>>
>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(

> You never know. Give them a taste.

I agree, let them taste it and ask them to be brutally honest. But if
you see them running to the trash can to spit it out, no need to ask,
"how is it?"

In article <65ea8bde$2$3158698
$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, g.stereo@shaw.ca says...
>
> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
> but that was waaaaay too much.

!!!!I reckon that was a typo for 5gm (about a
teaspoonful).

Between 5 and 10 would have been
> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
> bites on.
> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.

I might tie most of the lavender in muslin,( like I do
for the pips of Seville oranges), then discard later. Just
have a few buds visible in the jars. I buy muslin squares
from Lakeland.

Janet UK

In article <65ea9eb0$0$2187659
$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, g.stereo@shaw.ca says...
>
> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
> > Graham wrote:
> >
> >> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
> >> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
> >> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
> >> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
> >> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
> >> bites on.
> >> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
> >
> > Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.
>
> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
> certainly not gift-worthy.
> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(

sieve a few spoon fulls free of lavender, and serve it
as a sauce on icecream or pancakes ?

Janet

Graham wrote:

> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>> Graham wrote:
>>
>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>> bites on.
>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>
>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.

> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
> certainly not gift-worthy.
> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(

God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous atheist, Graham...

O:-)

--
GM

On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:

>Graham wrote:
>
>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>> Graham wrote:
>>>
>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>> bites on.
>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>>
>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.
>
>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>
>
>God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous atheist, Graham...
>
>O:-)

Congratulations Graham! You displeased their imaginary figure head :)

On 2024-03-07 10:54 p.m., Graham wrote:
> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
> bites on.
> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.

Ouch. That is a shame. That can be a problem with had aromatics to
things. Sometimes the taste is too much. I have that problem when I use
rosemary. I like a little but but it doesn't take much to overwhelm it.
Then there is thyme, which I have come to accept that I just don't care
for at all.

On 2024-03-07 11:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
> Graham wrote:
>
>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>> bites on.
>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>
> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.

Or...... make another batch of marmalade and add the over lavandered
product to it. Cook it together until it passes the set test.

On 2024-03-08 12:21 a.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 3/8/2024 12:14 AM, Graham wrote:
>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>
> You never know.  Give them a taste.

That could work. I had a friend who made some dill pickles and
apologized for the spice. She had tried adding some hot peppers to them
and she found it way to hot and spicy. I told her I thought they were
perfect, so she gave me a half dozen jars of it, and I thoroughly
enjoyed it.

lucretia@florence.it wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:

>>Graham wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>>> bites on.
>>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>>>
>>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.
>>
>>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>>
>>
>>God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous atheist, Graham...
>>
>>O:-)

> Congratulations Graham! You displeased their imaginary figure head :)

Tut, tut, Dear Lucretia...!!!

'Tis not wise to mock Our Lord...!!!

When you pass on from this mortal coil, wouldn't you rather join me up in Heaven for a life of ease and comfort - *instead* of what awaits poor Graham...???

Graham is condemned to an Eternity of lakes of fire, utter pain and discomfort - and even forever - spoiled marmalade...

Remember - here in the States even our currency is emblazoned with "In God We Trust"...!!!

;-D

--
GM

On 3/8/2024 9:38 AM, GM wrote:
> lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:
>
>>> Graham wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>>>> bites on.
>>>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start
>>>>>> again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the
>>>>> trash.
>>>
>>>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>>>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>>>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>>>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>>>
>>>
>>> God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous
>>> atheist, Graham...
>>>
>>> O:-)
>
>> Congratulations Graham!  You displeased their imaginary figure head :)
>
>
> Tut, tut, Dear Lucretia...!!!
>
> 'Tis not wise to mock Our Lord...!!!
>
> When you pass on from this mortal coil, wouldn't you rather join me up
> in Heaven for a life of ease and comfort - *instead* of what awaits poor
> Graham...???
>
> Graham is condemned to an Eternity of lakes of fire, utter pain and
> discomfort - and even forever - spoiled marmalade...
>
> Remember - here in the States even our currency is emblazoned with "In
> God We Trust"...!!!
>
> ;-D
>

I know God. He is all powerful but lets kids have cancer.

On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith wrote:

> Then there is thyme, which I have come to
> accept that I just don't care for at all.

I'm not sure I truly understand your sentiment.

I lavender on my 'no go' list a long time ago.

On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith wrote:

> Or...... make another batch of marmalade and add the over lavandered
> product to it. Cook it together until it passes the set test.

From a parallel thread someone suggested he was 10 * off, so if it
does not set, then he ends with 10 * the volume of bad marmalade.

Well, at least it might improve the aroma in his
local compost / methane extraction facility.

On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith wrote:

> [...] dill pickles and [...] hot peppers.
> [...] I thought they were perfect, so she gave
> me a half dozen jars of it,

By my reckoning, this is the proverbial
peck of pickled peppers.

On 2024-03-08, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
> On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> Then there is thyme, which I have come to
>> accept that I just don't care for at all.
>
> I'm not sure I truly understand your sentiment.

Perhaps not. Taste is dependent on the taster.

For me, a very little thyme goes a long, long way. The same
is the case for most of those sturdy herbs. Rosemary, for
example.

On the other hand, there's almost no such thing as too much
parsley or cilantro.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 14:38:16 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:

>lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:28:22 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:
>
>>>Graham wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-03-07 9:30 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I made a batch of lemon and lavender marmalade today, following
>>>>>> a recipe to the letter. It specified 50grams of lavender flowers
>>>>>> but that was waaaaay too much. Between 5 and 10 would have been
>>>>>> sufficient. The flavour is OK, if a bit strong from the lavender
>>>>>> but the main problem is all the lavender buds than one constantly
>>>>>> bites on.
>>>>>> So it looks like I'll have to discard all 3.75 litres and start again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, that's a shame and that's a LOT of marmalade to go into the trash.
>>>
>>>> I'll eat some of it but I have friends who raved about some I made
>>>> 2 years ago and several jars were intended for them but this batch is
>>>> certainly not gift-worthy.
>>>> "Oh, well" as Ned Kelly said as he was about to be hanged:-(
>>>
>>>
>>>God spoiled your marmalade because you are a filthy blasphemous atheist, Graham...
>>>
>>>O:-)
>
>> Congratulations Graham! You displeased their imaginary figure head :)
>
>
>Tut, tut, Dear Lucretia...!!!
>
>'Tis not wise to mock Our Lord...!!!
>
>When you pass on from this mortal coil, wouldn't you rather join me up in Heaven for a life of ease and comfort - *instead* of what awaits poor Graham...???
>
>Graham is condemned to an Eternity of lakes of fire, utter pain and discomfort - and even forever - spoiled marmalade...
>
>Remember - here in the States even our currency is emblazoned with "In God We Trust"...!!!
>
>;-D

No, when I hear the so-called saintly sorts a la Jimmy Bakker, I know
if there really is anything after death, I would hate to join them. Be
far more fun in hell.

On 2024-03-08 10:01 a.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
> On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> Then there is thyme, which I have come to
>> accept that I just don't care for at all.
>
> I'm not sure I truly understand your sentiment.
>
> I lavender on my 'no go' list a long time ago.
>

I was thinking that sometimes a little bit of something can be a nice
touch but too much of it can really spoil things. Rosemary and fresh
thyme stand out on my list.

I can't say that I have had a lot of lavender. The last time I remember
having it was a creme brulee and honey topping. It was delicious, but
that was out in Whistler close to 40 years ago.

On 2024-03-08 10:09 a.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
> On 2024-03-08, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> [...] dill pickles and [...] hot peppers.
>> [...] I thought they were perfect, so she gave
>> me a half dozen jars of it,
>
> By my reckoning, this is the proverbial
> peck of pickled peppers.
>

LOL It would have been close to a peck, but the peckage was mostly dill
pickles and there were only a few hot peppers. It was enough pepper to
make it uncomfortable for her, but I loved them.

This leads me to wonder about the anti metric crowd. I wonder how many
of those here who prefer the Imperial system actually know it well
enough to know how much a peck is.

On 2024-03-08 11:30 a.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 14:38:16 +0000, gregorymorrow@msn.com (GM) wrote:
>

>> Remember - here in the States even our currency is emblazoned with "In God We Trust"...!!!
>>
>> ;-D
>
> No, when I hear the so-called saintly sorts a la Jimmy Bakker, I know
> if there really is anything after death, I would hate to join them. Be
> far more fun in hell.

One day I was channel surfing and stopped at a religious program when I
spotted that slimey creep. He had recently been released from jail and
he introduced some young black guy he met in the bowels of the prison.
The guy had had a troubled life and had endured privation as a child and
ended up in a life of crime. He ministered to the guy and helped him
find Jesus and salvation. Then he explained how he had come to
understand why God had put him through that ordeal. God had been
instrumental in getting Jimmy into the depths of that prison to find
this guy and help him find Jesus. I almost puked at that.