by Alice on February 22, 2011
Ingredients
6 sweet, organic oranges, cleaned
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
a 6 cm piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
400 g rice malt syrup
250 g muscovado sugar
Makes 4 small jars.
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by Alice on September 8, 2010
Ingredients
2 kg extra ripe purple plums (I used the Italian variety), cleaned
1 cup (250 ml) filtered water
the juice of 1 lemon
100 g muscovado sugar
300 g rice malt syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
2-3 cm long fresh ginger root, peeled and grated
Makes about 4 jars, 300 g each.
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Ingredients
350 g ripe strawberries, cleaned and coarsely puréed
150 g rice malt syrup
juice of half a lemon
half a teaspoon powdered cardamom
a few pinches of powdered vanilla
half a teaspoon agar agar powder, dissolved in 1 tablespoon filtered water
Makes about 1 jar.
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strawberries,
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by Alice on October 10, 2009
Ingredients
1200 g peeled, cored and coarsely chopped, ripe pears
400 g rice malt syrup
juice of 1 lemon
half a teaspoon powdered cinnamon
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
Makes about 2 jars, 350 g each.
Directions
Put the pears in a large heavy-based saucepan. Add the malt syrup, lemon and cinnamon and toss until combined. Let the fruit marinate for 30-40 minutes [...]
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by Alice on September 24, 2009
Ingredients
16 fresh, ripe figs
100 ml natural mineral or filtered water
400 g rice malt syrup
6 tablespoons muscovado sugar
2 handfuls of almonds, peeled
2 teaspoons dried minced rosemary
zest of 2 lemons (organic), cut into ribbons using a potato peeler
Makes about 2 jars, 300 g each.
Directions
Wash the figs, trim them and divide each one into four wedges (lengthwise) and put them [...]
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by Alice on October 18, 2008
Ingredients
2 kg extra ripe purple plums (I used the Italian variety)
1 cup filtered water
the juice of 2 lemons
100 g muscovado sugar
300 g rice malt syrup
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
5 to 6 cloves (finely ground)
Makes about 4 jars, 300 g each.
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