Re: Fuchsia jam

Thank you for the information on possibly a recipe for Fuchsia jam, Procumbens is one of the variety's we grow and yes it does produce a lot of berries. If anyone else knows more we would like to hear, Thank you


At 05:27 AM 8/19/99 +0100, you wrote:
>On Wed 18 Aug, Don & Betty Jean Wagoner wrote:
>> We are looking for a recipe for making jam from Fuchsia berry's. We would like to add
>> the recipe to our Fuchsia web site <<http://maxpages.com/dbnursery/home> please share
>> it if you have one.
>>
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>I have been interested for some time in the possibility of growing
>fuchsias as a crop for purposes such as jam. I have not come across a
>recipe as such but I would think as a starter you would use the standard
>3:3:5 proportions as this is sure to give the sugar concentration to
>preserve the fruit. As for variety, obviously any fuchia fruit would be
>suitable but failing any other information, from my specialist book on
>fuchsias it would seem that f.procumbens is the one to try on account of
>its hardiness and the size of its fruit. I have not grown it yet. I am
>at present exploring the possibilities of other fruits such as
>passiflora and tomatillo, both of which have potential. I may be able to
>get info from the specialists over here but as I am not a member of any
>society I would have to depend on the goodwill of the people concerned.
>Allan
>
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>Allan Day Hereford allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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Don & Betty Jean

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