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Pates Orchard will have Jams and Jelly's

Barb Pate has been busy making some Homemade Jams and Jelly's.

Great News
John and Barb Pate will be bringing some fresh home made Jams and Jelly's at the Fair Grove Farmers' Market this Year.
  Blackberry, strawberry, strawberry rhubarb, peach, gooseberry, plum, pepper.

They have been busy planting tomato plants in there hot house. They are trying to get them so they will have fresh tomatoes on Opening Day for sale.

Jellies are made only from the juice of fruit, and they are typically the stiffest type of fruit preserves.


As a rule, a jam is a thick puree, made from fruit pulp or crushed/mashed fruit.

Reason To Buy Home Made Jams and Jelly's:
Most healthy people can consume refined sugars (or any other type) within reason. Some jam manufacturers use corn syrup, or HFCS in their products; the chief virtue of the two seems to be that they are less expensive than sugar. In addition, there is some evidence linking consumption of HFCS to increased caloric consumption and weight gain, although much of that evidence has been derived from soft drink consumption. Of more importance for the scope of this article is the fact that the use of corn syrup, particularly HFCS, leads to a syrupy sweetness and sticky texture in a jam or preserve. Using either or both will allow a manufacturer to produce a jam or preserve at less cost, and therefore one that can be sold at a lower price. However, the jam/preserve thus produced will almost certainly be excessively sweet and of lesser quality. Fortunately, most of these preserves are of the grocery store variety and can easily be avoided. By  BUYING Fresh from A Farmers' Market.




A further note about the use of fruit in jams and preserves: Some companies use dried fruits in their preserves. Although this seems to be less of a problem in strawberry jam than in, for instance, apricot, companies are not legally required to tell you if they’re using dried fruit, unless the fruit contains sulfate's. If you see a jam jar label with a warning that the jam within contains or may contain sulfate's, it’s a good indication that at least some dried fruit has gone into the mix.

So be sure and Stock Up .


BUY LOCAL              EAT FRESH              STAY HEALTHY 
Category: General
Posted by: deb

Thank  You

Deb


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