On Sun, 03 May 2015 21:14:35 -0500, George Shirley
wrote:

On 5/3/2015 7:32 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
On Sun, 03 May 2015 18:20:31 -0500, George Shirley
wrote:



i am finishing up the last jars of freezer
jam from last year and making room in the
freezer for more (hope!).


songbird

All the years I've been preserving our own food I've never made freezer
jam. I guess it's just so easy for me to make canned jellies and jams
and a lot at one time. In addition both freezers stay full of prepared
meals, meats, and frozen veggies.


Freezer jam is ideal for use with sweeteners such as Splenda, which
comes in handy for a diabetic. And it is great for strawberries, too.
Never found another fruit that is it better for, however.

Boron

I've been diabetic since being diagnosed in the early nineties and have
made jams, jellies, and preserves with Splenda many times. Very good
recipes in the U of GA book, "So Easy to Preserve." Plus more recipes at
the Splenda site. None were freezer types. I would maybe some day make
freezer jam but it would have to be after we have eaten everything in 25
cubic feet of freezers. G

I have an upright, a chest and two fridges' worth of freezer. How they
are all at capacity all the time is beyond me.

I will check out the cooked jam recipes for Splenda. Thanks for the
info on that. I will try using it again, but my success with it in
other than freezer jam has been zip.

I shoot 45 units of Levemir every morning, lasts up to 24 hours with me.
Started years ago with 70/30 insulin, shooting four times a day, much
easier with the new long term insulins. Probably could shoot less if I
can get my weight down some more. Used to weigh 272 lbs at 5'8" tall and
am currently at 196 and have shrunk to 5'6" and nearing 76 years. I'm
trying but it sure is hard to give up all the good stuff.

I was on diet and exercise for a long time, but am on metformin now. I
am glad I can keep it at that for now. My dad, several of his
siblings, 2 of my 3 siblings....genetic predisposition curse, I tell
ya.