When things don't go right........

[Dee]

When my raspberries were ready last summer, I made 9 half pints of raspberry jelly.  Not jam, as I know some can't eat the seeds, and I wanted to give them as Christmas gifts.  Well, it didn't set up.  I put all 9 jars in the freezer and a couple days ago I decided it was time to thaw a jar and see what I could do with it.

 

Using Google, I found a recipe and made a raspberry jelly dessert for my bridge group.  It turned out delicious! 

 

So, even when your original project doesn't work, don't throw it out.  It just might work as well another way.  Next, I plan on thawing jar to use as syrup on waffles.  Sounds good, doesn't it?

 

How have you salvaged your mistakes?

 

 

 

 

[Homesteader]

I had a hard time getting my chokecherries to jell into a jelly. The runny ones were heated and thickened with some arrowroot. A new kind of pancake syrup this winter. Sure is cheaper than maple syrup in these days of incredible inflation.

[euphrasyne]

I've done cobbler, syrup, ingredient in smoothies, and you can add sugar and or sure jell and cook a bit longer and it will set up.  Can also use with cornstarch to make a pie.  

[Littlesister]

  Now I am hungry for something sweet. That looks really good. I haven't made cobbler or jelly in a long time but will be keeping all this in mind if it doesn't work out right.

[Jeepers]

I've had to change some of my jars labeled 'jelly' to 'syrup' too. 

[snapshotmiki]

14 hours ago, Jeepers said:

I've had to change some of my jars labeled 'jelly' to 'syrup' too. 

me too.  I have some pineapple habanero "sauce" to put over cream cheese.  LOL

 

i have some blackberries and sugar that I froze this summer.  Might make a cobbler from that.  Thanks for the idea, Dee!