This was in a recent Get Growing email from the NZ Gardener: "Just when I thought I had tried every recipe on the planet for courgettes, along came this one for zucchini jam. Nelson gardener Kaye Blaker emailed it to us last week and I was instantly intrigued. "It's a good way to use up zucchinis that escape notice or don't get picked over a weekend away," she said.
juliewn,
Feb 27, 4:57am
To make zucchini jam, you need: 1kg of peeled zucchinis, 3 lemons, 1kg of sugar and 125g butter. Chop the zucchinis fairly finely and steam until tender enough to be put through a sieve. Place this puree in a saucepan with the rest of the ingredients and stir over a low heat until the sugar is dissolved. Boil for about 30 minutes, until it is of a thick creamy texture like lemon honey. . cont'd.
juliewn,
Feb 27, 4:57am
cont'd from the email. "I experimented with Kaye's recipe a little, because I happened to spot a huge golden marrow in a friend's garden last weekend. I figured that if you use golden zucchini, instead of the common green ones, not only would my jam taste like lemon honey, it would look like it too! I didn't peel the marrow, instead I used a lemon zester to finely grate the skin up too. I steamed the chopped zucchini in the microwave then whizzed it in my blender until the flesh came out looking like golden custard. This golden zucchini jam recipe is amazing. It tastes a bit like a sweet lemon-flavoured marmalade (without the sour edge added by grapefruit). You could easily substitute it for lemon honey. and just imagine what fun it would be to serve up golden zucchini meringue pie for dessert."
snuff4,
Feb 27, 12:34pm
Thank you ! I tried the cucumber mustard pickle and used Kamokamo instead of Marrow like you suggested. I like a sweet pickle. I have just left over night in the brine so will let you know how it all goes. Thank you for your time and suggestions.
juliewn,
Feb 27, 3:44pm
Hi. you're most welcome. I'll look forward to hearing how you like the recipe. Have a lovely day. :-)
susieq9,
Feb 27, 8:36pm
What a great. site nzgardener is. Hope that your tomatoes ripen up soon before the cloudy days arrive. I had trouble with Blossom End Rot this year. They it is lack of calcium, so I guess it is more milk for them next year.LOL. However have picked 18kgs off them so far. 18 plants of beef steak and russian red. They only get water from the washing machine, but only the roots. Thanks again Julie for your valuable information throughout the recipe section. Sue
snuff4,
Feb 28, 11:31pm
Excellent ! It was a hit ! Family love the sample and it can only get better with time. Cheers
juliewn,
Mar 1, 4:58am
Hello Sue. thank you for your lovely comment. - you made my day. :-) wow you're getting a good crop of tomatoes.so much nicer than shop bought tomatoes. it's so good to have veges growing again, as I've not grown many for the past few years. Tonight we enjoyed freshly picked beans, tomatoes, courgette, cucumber, parsley and lettuce from the garden. Yay! Thanks again Sue. have a lovely weekend. Cheers. Julie :-)
juliewn,
Mar 1, 5:00am
Hi Snuff. that's wonderful. I'm so glad you all liked your pickle. bet you're feeling very proud of yourself - and rightly so. do enjoy your goodies. :-)
juliewn,
Mar 2, 2:01am
Bumping for preserving at this great time of year for harvesting fruits and veges.
juliewn,
Mar 3, 9:09pm
Bumping for Dollertree
jcprotea,
Mar 3, 9:57pm
I know this defeats the purpose of doing jam the old fashion way as I have for long but has anyone seen the Chelsea Jam setting sugar? looks quite interesting.
juliewn,
Mar 4, 4:44am
Bumping for Sudy and cucumber recipes. :-)
juliewn,
Mar 4, 7:55am
Hi JC.. I saw it at the supermarket yesterday.. looked at the ingredients - and wouldn't buy it.. when it's easy to make jam using sugar, without anything added, it's not needed is my view..
I enjoy seeing about the goodies you make and the photos you post of them in the Friend's thread.. your kitchen must be a fabulous place to visit :-)
jcprotea,
Mar 4, 3:02pm
I had a recipe for Feijoa jam but I find I never yield much jam from the fruit I put in. Is there an alternative to using sugar and pectin then. I know pectin naturally occurs in the wall lining of citrus so I think orange or lemon can help with that somewhat. Is there a healthy jam out there then I can make? I don't eat it myself but I thought it would be nice to make some for friends and keep a small jar for the kids.
susieq9,
Mar 4, 8:18pm
bumping up. for the busy people.
elliehen,
Mar 5, 6:13pm
Bumping for t.gypsy :)
juliewn,
Mar 6, 6:21am
and again :-) *waves hi to Sue* :-)
susieq9,
Mar 6, 3:59pm
Waves to you Julie. and all the "busy" people. Have just made my tomato soup and put into the freezer. Had the recipe for about 30 years and is just delicious. Running fast out of my own tomatoes so might just have to buy some more to put more soup down. Next is peaches. Also when doing these I don't add any sugar. Hubbie is diabetic, and the peaches dont't really need it.
tracey65,
Mar 6, 7:14pm
figs Anybody know how to preserve figs in honey syrup. Had it once and they were beautiful
anthonyrobin,
Mar 7, 7:27pm
cauliflower chow chow have a lot of frozen cauli in freezer I want to use up . need a chow chow receipe . also have lots of beans and tomatoes in garden if needed thanks
buster31,
Mar 8, 1:32am
brinjal chutney I am going to make this for the first time.The recipe calls for kashmiri red chillies & fenugreek seeds.Does anyone know what these look like and where I would buy them!
gazz,
Mar 8, 3:28pm
Big Golden Marrows.Help please Please does anyone have a good relish recipe they could share. Thank you.
valentino,
Mar 11, 7:25pm
Bumping for preserving. tomatoes, in here somewhere, not freezing tomatoes.
juliewn,
Mar 12, 5:24am
Hi Sue. :-) . it sounds like you've been storing up recipes for about the same time as me! Isn't it great to discover recipes that become family favourite's over the years - my kids have told me that they have to have copies of all the favourites. as I've typed them to post into Trademe threads, I've been copying them into file's for them. creating what will be their own family recipes to continue on through their lives. You've inspired me to plant a lot more tomatoes next year, to make more goodies from. and I'm looking forward to planting Golden Queen and Blackboy peach trees once the house is built, and space isn't needed for turning trucks etc. Can't wait to add more fruit trees into my gardens. Have fun bottling your peaches.
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