Best Jam Ever?

@room101 I've never had the crusts cut off. I've had delicious freshly baked bread with a nice thin crust that is really really good-but I wouldn't describe it as "crusty" lol. But unless you buy at a decent bakery or make your own I think bread is either overbaked or something here. Because most breads have too thick and hard of a crust and it's unpleasant and almost inedible.

I'll take you at your word that Greek bread is amazing. 😄

@Scribbles The bread here in Barcelona is like that. Crust that you could knock someone out with. Their bread is often quite dry and has next to no flavour. Bakeries on almost every street but no clue on how to bake bread. It's very disconcerting. I tend to only buy baguettes. Well, that's what they call them here. Not a touch on a real baguette🤷‍♂️

Very glad to hear that you don't cut the crust off lol.

@room101 It's not bread without crust. 🤷‍♀️

In fact, is it cake if it has no crust?🤔

I've never had luck with baguettes except at a couple french and italian restaurants. I buy pumpernickel bread a couple times a year because one can't screw up the crust on a dense brick like that tbh. I sometimes make my own bread rolls and I make a good rosemary focaccia bread. I'd love a bungeoppang pan someday when we have a child. The first time I had breakfast at my Mother-in Law's, she made us each one-they have crispy outsides and are sort of like fish shaped bread with a filling. They are so cute and yummy and a childhood breakfast treat of my husband like crepes or pancakes.

@PepsiColaP That's so sweet :)
Grandmas are awesome.

@Scribbles yup literally haha

@Scribbles That's quite the long term plan. 😳

Are you finding answers too? 😋

@Classified I've actually wanted a fig tree for a long time now. Hazelnut trees too. I just keep putting it off because we always talk about moving.

@Scribbles That's not convenient 😅 Are you still planning to move?

@akindheart that sounds so good.
I've put a little bit of jam in Greek yogurt before. It is very good. I do that with oatmeal sometimes too, but I often find Jams to be too sweet (unless I buy the sugar-free kind-ie no added sugar) so I tend to use fresh fruit. I don't eat much yogurt anymore since we're all lactose intolerant but I'm glad you reminded me of it. I'll try it on some tofu tomorrow morning. I bet that will taste amazing. :)

@akindheart never thought of that thank you😊

@Northwest That sounds lovely.

I once threw a dinner party with figs (lightly brushed with olive oil and stuffed with goat cheese and topped with a little bit of crushed pistachios. I put them to broil in the oven for five minutes and had honey out that could be drizzled on it if someone wished- for an appetizer. It was a hit. My husband teased me over it so I haven't made it since. But maybe I should sometime. :)

@Scribbles 👌 nice touch. I would imagine you need to coat them with honey first, to make the crushed pistachio stick?

@room101 🤣🥰 That's pretty awesome.

I've never thought about jam from watermelon rind. Sounds good. It's pretty common in my family to make watermelon rind pickles. I will have to look up kytromilo later. Unripe walnuts? I assume that is the same as green walnuts? 🤔

@Scribbles After I posted the above, I went on a google quest to find out what kytromilo is. Apparently, it's Seville oranges 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Yes, the walnuts are picked before the outer layer hardens and the kernels inside become nuts. They are peeled and cooked with all manner of magic ingredients. It's pure alchemy in my book. Most, if not all, of my aunts back home know how much I love that gorgeous concoction and always have a few jars ready when I visit the country. It falls on deaf ears when I keep telling them that we can get all of that stuff in the UK.

I will no doubt be very happy about their selective deafness if/when I visit from Barcelona🤣🤣🤣

@Rutterman You have to try it. It's soooo good, Rutterman.

@MrBrownstone What is special about it? I've not tried that. I'd like to hear about it

@Scribbles It’s really good.

@MrBrownstone If I see any, I'll buy it and try it. :)

@TexChik oh I bet that is really good. I love jalapenos! I'll try to make some.

That also reminds me of a sweet jalapeno cranberry jelly I had on a turkey sandwich once. That was pretty good. but I think I like your version better :)

@Scribbles I found it in the grocery. It’s still spicey but it’s really good

@TexChik Thank you :) maybe I'll buy some but I think I'll have more fun if I cook a very small batch of jalapeno jelly on a weekend and my husband is left wondering what the heck I'm making 🤭🤣

@Scribbles I'm not asking you to share any. I'm sure it's good.
I should look for my own jar. I have no idea where to find it.

@PhoenixPhail you can order it at Tassos.com.

Or order at Amazon.com.

I found my jar at a local supermarket chain on the jam and syrup shelf.

Maybe a local Greek food store if you have one in your area?

Hope that helps a little.
Good luck!

@Scribbles Thanks. 😊

@V00doo Now there's an idea...I should get a fig tree.

@Scribbles It's taken over our garden

@V00doo Yeah they can get pretty big. I once saw a massive one next door to a friend's house. Beautiful Tree.

I bought a fig tree for my dad once and he tried to prune it often so it would stay small, but one year he pruned a little too much and it died. I should get one and then I can make some fig jam for my dad and father-in-law.

@Coppercoil No, I'm not Greek. But I like figs and when I ran across this at a local store, I bought one. So good. I highly recommend this.

@Scribbles it does look amazing.