tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post115637434618058315..comments2024-02-05T13:14:16.318-07:00Comments on High Altitude Gardening: Chokecherry Jam RecipeKate/High Altitude Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-64644276139539348482015-08-08T21:01:00.284-06:002015-08-08T21:01:00.284-06:00You don't need to worry. FollowYou don't need to worry. Follow Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-10599579660978273142015-07-28T11:53:05.960-06:002015-07-28T11:53:05.960-06:00am trying to make jam, how do you get the pulp to ...am trying to make jam, how do you get the pulp to separate from the seeds? I have boiled them for 20 minutes, crushed them in the sieve/colander, but it is leaving a lot of or too much of the pulp behind, should I try cheese cloth? help, drbracerrick98@yahoo.comrick/drbracerrick98@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-8907225850165274292013-08-12T14:09:47.667-06:002013-08-12T14:09:47.667-06:00Its my first time so worried on what will happen.Its my first time so worried on what will happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-58931412019235452802013-07-25T10:07:32.967-06:002013-07-25T10:07:32.967-06:00A friend of mine in New Mexico adds wild little gr...A friend of mine in New Mexico adds wild little green sour apples that grow there to her chokecherry jam. Delicious, the best I've ever had. Unfortunately she doesn't have an actual recipe since she is a little bit and some of that type of cook.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-6471851792181009702012-07-12T14:21:46.755-06:002012-07-12T14:21:46.755-06:00When my children were young, I always made jam. I...When my children were young, I always made jam. I never had choke berries. your blog is full of very useful info.Linda @ Life and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210490476537882296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-7082348146473964332012-07-12T13:56:12.304-06:002012-07-12T13:56:12.304-06:00It's that time of year again! And I have had g...It's that time of year again! And I have had generations of my family making them way back! I know at least to my great grandmother. I live in Colorado. Go chokecherry picking has been a tradition as log as I can remember. My mom and dad have been the big makers for many years, with jams and syrups made mostly. I even remember my dad made wine one year! I have a bunch that we grew on our five acres and they are in season! The birds will be having a field day, but I want to pick enough for a batch of jam or two! Googles Chokecherry jam, and saw yours on blogspot! Your recipe sounds pretty much the same as ours! I am still under a year of blogging. So I am going to follow you. I am high altitude as well!<br />Blessings,<br />SusieLittle Susie Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887516404693518321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-46237265197173011592011-11-28T20:13:58.081-07:002011-11-28T20:13:58.081-07:00Chokecherries bring back so many good memories for...Chokecherries bring back so many good memories for me. We used to make syrup and I get a craving for it every year. The bears really love the chokecherries in my neighborhood.<br />Thanks for stopping by.<br />RoseyChloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-2782337467216674262011-03-25T13:48:45.769-06:002011-03-25T13:48:45.769-06:00Hi Kate,
Just wanted to say I have enjoyed your pa...Hi Kate,<br />Just wanted to say I have enjoyed your page as well. I am a zone 6 gardener and we have chokecherries around here and I am certinaly going to try your now "famous" jam recipe. I read that they are really full of vitamin c and antioxidents. As for freezer jam, they do that alot here, but it does not keep but a couple three weeks. I would stick with jar canning, it is more indefinite.Shanonamousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-59864961151155643652010-09-05T22:19:00.714-06:002010-09-05T22:19:00.714-06:00For the person who was wondering what to do with r...For the person who was wondering what to do with rosehips. You can also make jam out of them, but you need to take out the seeds. (failure to do so results in "itchy bottom syndrome")<br /><br />Also, I dry and keep rosehips all year for tea. They are incredibly high in vitamin C, so a glass of tea when you're sick really hits the spot.Francesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-4134257553292926122009-10-20T12:09:24.806-06:002009-10-20T12:09:24.806-06:00Hi, Megan;
Sure you could use pectin - we don'...Hi, Megan;<br />Sure you could use pectin - we don't because the berry picking is a free for all and we usually end up with lots of un-ripe chokecherries. <br /><br />The less ripe the berry, the more natural pectin they produce. <br /><br />Maybe add 2 oz of pectin to this recipe? Your guess is as good as mine! :))Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-21997898037639200982009-10-18T10:13:34.996-06:002009-10-18T10:13:34.996-06:00Does this jam really require no pectin? Is it real...Does this jam really require no pectin? Is it really just chokecherries and sugar?<br /><br />Thanks for posting this!Megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-47761490081170392402009-08-20T17:59:04.193-06:002009-08-20T17:59:04.193-06:00You're welcome! Let me know how it turns out. ...You're welcome! Let me know how it turns out. :))Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-7343385108099942002009-08-20T12:58:49.779-06:002009-08-20T12:58:49.779-06:00I am SOOO excited I don't have to make syrup t...I am SOOO excited I don't have to make syrup this year! I am going pick all day now that I can make jam!!! Thank you so much!Montana Dayseenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-3857584096968734392009-08-14T17:19:57.748-06:002009-08-14T17:19:57.748-06:00Hi;
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the kind...Hi;<br />Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the kind compliment. I used to live in zone 3. I don't envy you :)<br /><br />As for the freezer jam, sorry, I'm not sure. I've never had the good fortune of making freezer jam... though I've always wanted to try.Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-41966629844399112012009-08-14T12:38:41.622-06:002009-08-14T12:38:41.622-06:00Your blog is so fun. I'm a gardner living in ...Your blog is so fun. I'm a gardner living in a zone 3. Some days I'd die for a zone 5!<br /><br />Can this be used as a freezer jam? Fairly new to making jam and have everything for freezer jam, but not the glass jars for regular heat sealed jam.kathyleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907781436805893353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-14311922858025603632007-09-24T15:41:00.000-06:002007-09-24T15:41:00.000-06:00One final questions?Can you go roses from the rose...One final questions?<BR/>Can you go roses from the rosebuds? What else can you use them for? I gathered a lot of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-21029271113485859072007-09-24T15:33:00.000-06:002007-09-24T15:33:00.000-06:00I gathered what I thought were Choke cherries this...I gathered what I thought were Choke cherries this weekend but they looked more like the picture on the right, are those choke cherries or roses? They had a sort of berry to them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-1156387866063835402006-08-23T20:51:00.000-06:002006-08-23T20:51:00.000-06:00And don't forget to skim and discard ALL the 'floa...And don't forget to skim and discard ALL the 'floaters'. I remember once picking them in Aunt Shirley's yard; when I broke open some that seemed larger than the others, they were filled with tiny, bright orange worms!<BR/><BR/>-BlackmoonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com