Metamorphosis in the kitchen

[wiseheart]

Firstly, take a look at my spicy apple jam:
https://hu.pinterest.com/pin/341640321752906331/

That, unfortunately, ended up as a jar of jelly babies. I was worried that it might remain too liquid and have overdone the gelatine. But they have a fantastic flavour, and kids love fruit gums anyway, so I'll sell them as such, I think. *g*

Also, I made 16 more cellophane bags. 48 are done, 16 more to go, and then I can move on to filling the lavender sachets. I'm trying to get done as much as I can well in advance. Five months are left till the fair which, considering the amount of work before me, that's not much time. No, really, it isn't!

Otherwise, we had a quiet day. Temperatures skyrocketed unexpectedly, so I postponed the grocery shopping for tomorrow. In the early morning it will be less painful; and besides, they promise a mild cold(er) front for Friday. We'll see. Considering that we're going to have a visit from our talkative chiropodist lady, cooler weather would be welcome.

My friend Elise called today - she's coming over on Saturday, bringing dill and rosemary from her garden. I'll put them into the freezer, as they'll be used for the spiced oil and salad vinegar respectively, which I'm also planning to make for the fair. But those can't be made any sooner than a couple of weeks before selling, so the ingredients have to keep somehow.

Does anyone have an idea how to best freeze them? In boxes or in plastic bags?

Comments

[meathiel]

One has to take things slowly when it's so hot!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! More so as the flying dinosaurs (=huge moths?) are still swarming and we can't even air the flat.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The spicy apple jam looks really tasty.

I would put rosemary onto a tray and freeze it, then put the frozen rosemary into bags until needed,

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've never done that before, so any advice is valuable. Do I put the rosemary right onto the tray or should I first lay something (paper or tinfoil or whatever) onto the tray?

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I'd probably put a layer of paper, just in case the rosemary is damp and sticks. I have to admit it would depend on how organised I was feeling!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Okay, thanks, I'll just do that then. :)

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

I have never frozen rosemary, I only dry it. If you freeze it you will have to be careful to wait until all water outside has dried away, otherwise the spiced oil might turn bad.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice. And dried rosemary will work in the spiced oil?