Homemade in Historic Hanover County, Virginia
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Friday, January 04, 2008
Thank You for All Your Purchases in 2007 !
To all of our jam & preserve customers for the last 8/10 years - I Thank You! Since this has always been an effort of Love rather than a profitable venture & because the costs have risen so dramatically to purchase fruit, sugar & jars, I have decided (with some urging from my husband) to QUIT making jam & preserves to sell.
With your permission, I would like to make this site about Good Healthy Food through "from scratch" recipes to notes about my disdain for pre-packaged food & the ingredients they contain that are harming our health.
So to start this off, here are 3 ingredients you should stop using, buying, look for on pre-packaged food & drinks, etc:
MSG = Monosodium Glutemate
High Fructose Syrup - corn syrup reconfigured
Sugar Substitute by any name
Why stop using these, you ask? First, MSG is a meat tenderizer - think about that a moment.......inside your stomach & into your body, in lots of stuff including that soup you are feeding your children so READ THE LABEL. Yes, it is supposed to "make food taste better" which is why it is in everything. A lady decided she was going to make a spaghetti sauce with peanut butter in it & got rave reviews from everyone. When she went to market, MSG was put into her product by her sponsor/manufacturer - I looked at the label. I was sad for her. She was made to put an ingredient into her product she really didn't need & I will never buy it. Lately, I have seen products that state on the label "no msg" so maybe someone out there is getting the message. Again: READ THE LABEL.
High Fructose Corn Syrup - used by almost every major food maker because it is already a liquid & because it is cheaper to include in the recipe. So what's the matter with this ingredient, you ask...? Digestion of your food requires some fat & sugar - real sugar. This product is not real sugar. The body knows it is not sugar & Stores it - yes I said Stores it, saves it, whatever you want to call it, the body does not treat it like real sugar. Real Sugar is used and passes out of the body. It helps assimilate your food to give you the best of what you are eating. Real sugar can be found in fruit & vegetables, cane sugar, beet sugar, bleached or unbleached or raw - it is recognized by the body. High Fructose Corn sugar (syrup) mostly just goes to your hips so if that's what you want keep on eating it.
Sugar Substitutes - not real sugar, made from ingredients that may be sweet or from ingredients that have nothing to do with sugar and are actually harmful. If you are diabetic, I recommend Splenda but with caution. I hesitate to mention the ones that no one should be using, ever, but I will say that the particular product I am taking about was developed by G. D. Searle Drug Company about 1978-1980 & is related to aspirin. After approval by the FDA many food producers started using it & now it is in almost everything labeled low-sugar, diet, sugar reduced, for diabetics including all the diet sodas out there. It has a taste you cannot mistake - again, it is derived from aspirin - has been known to produce nervousness, headaches, & may be (have to say this) addictive. Plus other side effects not mentioned here. Many health professionals are suddenly agreeing with me but this product has been on the market for 20+ years & the damage has already been done to us & our children. This product goes by several names - all equally bad for you.
Recipes from scratch - how hard can this really be? Believe me, it's not. I can make spaghetti from start to finish in about 30 min using either fresh tomatoes, or canned tomatoes, bell peppers, fresh onions, fresh celery, real garlic or garlic powder (no salt), any meat you have left over, canned mushrooms, water & pasta. First sauté the onions, bell pepper, celery & garlic in OLIVE OIL with a lid on your pot. Stir several times until cooked thru but not done. Add tomatoes & all liquid. Add you favorite spices. Let simmer with lid for 15 min on medium - stir as needed. Add left over meat or poultry - stir. Add enough water to make it look like soup & bring almost to a boil. Add broken up pasta (brake into 3rd or 4ths) - your choice - about 1/2 or 1/3 of a 1 lb pkg. Simmer until pasta is cooked - about 15 min or less with the lid on & stirring as needed. Remove from heat, stir well & serve with your choice of shake on cheese. The best part of this recipe is adapting it to what is in your fridge left over whether it be corn, peas, broccoli, green beans - it doesn't matter because the taste of the tomatoes will 'cover' the vegetables added. Tomato juice may be substituted for part of the water as well as left over gravy, juice from cooked vegetables - you get the idea. Add the already cooked veggies last with the mushrooms & stir in well making sure they are completely heated thru. Any pasta for spaghetti may be used but must be broken up & stirred in so the extra liquid you added will be absorbed during cooking. I use my own canned tomatoes but recommend Kroger brand or Del Monte. If you added too much water or liquid even for the pasta fix it by adding instant potato flakes OR corn starch you have mixed with a little water (not flour) until of desired thickness of sauce.
Pork chops, chicken, fish coating mix - use biscuit mix or pancake mix with your favorite spices added, dry milk & cornmeal if you have it, sugar if you want. Wash meat/poultry/fish pieces, drop into bag & shake & bake or you can pan fry - use olive oil.
More to come!
EMAIL the Jam Lady:
List of Jams & Preserves - Varieties
1. Seedless Wild Black Raspberry Jam:
Seeded Puree, Sugar, Pectin. This is our Best Seller - you will not find this in
any store. These Black Raspberries get ripe 2 weeks before the cultivated ones
do & have a terrific deep rich flavor! This
is a concentrated Jam - a little of this goes a long way! Available in 1/2
Pints. A had a few LOW SUGAR jars but they are all sold now.
2.
Seedless Wild Blackberry Jam:
Seeded Puree, Sugar, Fresh Lemon Juice, Pectin OR Seeded Puree & Sugar (no
pectin). This is our second best seller. It is as concentrated as the Raspberry
above. Available in 1/2 Pints.
ON HAND: 0
3. Wild Black
Muscadine Grape Jam - (click on left link to see pic)
Skins separated from pulp by hand, pulp seeded, skins cooked for flavor and added back to pulp - or skins cooked & only juice added back to pulp plus Sugar. Also Available with Grape Puree, Pectin, & Sugar. If you've ever been in the woods in the fall, you probably have seen tall grape vines hanging from the trees. One, two or three very large black purple grapes hang from each stem (not a bunch). Most of the time a ladder is necessary to pick these grapes, although they will fall to the ground and keep for almost two weeks before the critters can get into them because the skins are so thick. Muscadine Jam has a very unique country flavor (do not
think it will taste like Concord - it bears no resemblance to that flavor!).
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 none.
4. Concord Grape Jam with Skins: NONE.
5. Peach-Blueberry Marmalade - :
Peaches, Blueberries, Grated Orange Peel & fruit, Fresh Lemon Juice, Sugar. Orangey Peachy flavor with whole blueberries & purple color. My own recipe. Wonderful Flavor! 1/2 Pints.
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 : none
6. Peach Preserves: Locally Grown Peaches peeled & sliced, Orange Peel & fruit, Fresh Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherries, Sugar. Available 1/2 Pints - Inventory Count 01/04/2008 : NONE - will be making now as peaches are available - place order.
7. Nectarine Preserves: Locally Grown Nectarines with Skins sliced, Orange Peel & fruit, Fresh Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherries, Sugar. Avail. 1/2 Pints
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 :
NONE
8. Cantaloupe Preserves: Locally Grown peeled & sliced cantaloupe, Fresh Lemon Juice, Sugar, Cloves spice or no spices: NONE - will make to order while available.
9. Apricot Preserves: Fresh Apricots sliced unpeeled, Fresh Lemon Juice, Sugar. This product does not 'set up' well so will be slightly soupy. This jam has a fantastic sweet-tart flavor! Available 1/2 Pints.
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 : none
10. Pear Honey (Preserves)/i.e.. Pear Butter - no honey used: Peeled, cored sliced Pears, Whole Fresh Orange Ground, Sugar, 1/4 tsp. Salt per batch. Available 1/2 Pints.
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 : none
Pear Preserves: 2 varieties with fresh Ginger root:
11. Oriental Pear: Fresh pears peeled & sliced into sugar syrup of chopped Ginger & Lemon + Crushed Pineapple (very Gingery)
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 :
none
12. Pear Preserves: sugar syrup of grated Ginger & Lemon peel & juice - not as gingery. Inventory Count 01/04/2008 : none
By request we have made a batch (18 jars) of Pear-Pineapple using fresh pears & fresh pineapples & sugar. We have sold the entire batch, however we can recommend this wonderful flavor combination if you wish us to make some for you. Price is $6.50 per half pint jar plus shipping.
13. Peach-Pineapple Preserves: Chunky sliced peeled Peaches, Canned Crushed Pineapple & Pineapple Tidbits, Grated Peel & Juice of Orange, Sugar. Available 1/2 Pints. This is a Very Tasty Jam!
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 : none
14. Peach Honey (Chunky Peach Butter)- no honey used:Peaches fine Cut and 1 Whole Orange ground, Sugar (not honey). 1/2 pints
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 : none
15. Ambrosia Jam - Marmalade: Locally Grown Cantaloupe & Peaches, Canned Crushed Pineapple, 3 Oranges & 1 Lemon Ground, Maraschino Cherries, Sugar. Available 1/2 Pints
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 : none
16. Strawberry-Pineapple Preserves: Strawberries, Pineapple, Sugar, Pectin. Strawberries do have seeds. Wonderful sweet-tart Flavor! 1/2 Pints
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 : none
17. Strawberry-Kiwi Preserves: Strawberries & Kiwi sliced with grated fresh Ginger & Lemon juice, Sugar, Pectin. Strawberries & Kiwis do have seeds. Wonderful flavor!
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 : none
18. Tomato Preserves: Whole small Hanover Tomatoes, thin slices of Lemon, Spices, Sugar. My Own Special Recipe - marinated overnite for extra special flavor! Contains tomato seeds. 1/2 Pints Order Now.
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 : none
19. Tart Cherry Jam - Tart Sour Cherries seeded, Sugar, Pectin.
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 : unless we
can find tart cherries we will not be able to make this jam.
20. Cinnamon Peach Preserves: Chunky Slices of Peaches Marinated in Sugar Cinnamon & Real Vanilla Syrup, then water bathed canned. Very Special!
Inventory Count
01/04/2008 :
All Jams and Preserves have been Water-Bathed Canned for the recommended 15 min (USDA) and are in Regulation canning jars with new lids & Bands. All Product will keep over 2 years in sealed condition. After opening, please refrigerate Product.
Products can be made to order - please inquire with your Recipe. Cost will be determined by availability of ingredients and their cost & time to make Product.
PAYMENTS & SHIPPING: We prefer PayPal for all payments (debit/credit cards/eChecks). When you order more than one jar of jam/preserves we will send you a Click Thru PayPal Button by HTML email or a PayPal Payment Request using your email (your choice - please advise) which will be determined by our previous emails with you on 1) Selection, 2) Quantity, 3) Shipping Amount, 4) Shipping Method (USPS or UPS or DHL), 5) Payment Method & Confirmation. We will also accept your personal Check or Money Order. Checks must clear bank 4 business days before I ship.
EMAIL the Jam Lady:
ONE 1/2 Pint is $6.50 + $5.60 Priority Shipping & ins. = $12.10 . Will combine weights for more than one jar to quote shipping: Zipcode is Required for accurate Shipping Quotes. This also applies to Parcel Post and UPS/DHL Ground. Out of town checks will be held 4 days after receipt before I ship. Money Orders ship next day after receipt. We always email you to let you know that your funds have been received and when we will ship plus the Delivery Confirm Nbr. or UPS/DHL Tracking Nbr for you to Track. We request your return email verifying your receipt of our products. Local Richmond, VA. area Buyers omit shipping - Jam will be delivered locally. Local Checks Accepted.
Thank You for Your Continued Patronage of these HANOVER HOMEMADE products.
D. A. Jones, P. O. Box 1718, Mechanicsville, VA. 23116-1718
Phone: 804-746-3949
Hanover County, Virginia - where our nation's founding was planned by our own Patrick Henry.
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