2nd October, 2007: The Real Earl Grey Tea!
Did you know you can make a good raspberry jam using green tomatoes and raspberry gelatin? I have had the pleasure of trying it and was pleasantly surprised. While the green tomato jam runs a good race it still does not beat the original raspberry jam. In tea you can run into some of the same occurrences where artificial flavors are substituted for all natural products. For instance, if you take a look at the Earl Grey products on the market you will find that everyone is using black tea and bergamot. Differences between companies will come from what types of black tea are used but the bigger issues will be with what is used as the oil of bergamot flavoring. Some companies will use the actual oil of bergamot (like Bigelow Tea) but many will use some form of bergamot flavoring. In a side by side test most people can tell the difference but seldom do people taste two different manufactures side by side. Our Tea Division does this day in and day out to make sure the product we make continues to be the best available. The only other way to tell is by reading the package to make sure you are buying Earl Grey with the real oil of bergamot, not green tomatoes.
Dean
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Any chance you could share the recipe (or source of recipe) for that green tomato/gelatin jam? Sounds intriguing!
Comment by Angela McRae — October 2, 2007 @ 11:56 am
This is new to me. It’s quite difficult to mimic the real substance using artificial stuff. I have tasted lots of artificially flavored tea and it tastes very different from the authentic one. If even tea lover can’t distinguish real from fake, this recipe is very worth finding out. Now the question is where..
Phamt,
http://www.nature-healthy-tea.com
Comment by Phamt — October 2, 2007 @ 3:29 pm
Angela,
Here you go:
Green Tomato Raspberry Jam
SUBMITTED BY: Jeanie Bean
“Nobody guesses that green tomatoes are in this very tasty jam. It freezes well, cans easily, and the preparation is very quick.”
Original recipe yield:
112 servings
PREP TIME 10 Min
COOK TIME 30 Min
READY IN 40 Min
PHOTO BY: Queen Bee
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INGREDIENTS
4 cups shredded green tomatoes
4 cups white sugar
1 (6 ounce) package raspberry flavored gelatin mix
DIRECTIONS
Combine tomatoes and sugar in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir and cook about 10 minutes. Add the gelatin, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Spoon into hot, sterilized jars and seal; or, pour into freezer containers and freeze
Surprise Raspberry Jam
SUBMITTED BY: Elizabeth Baker
“Family and friends will never guess the secret ingredient in this jam-tomatoes! ‘I got the recipe from a co-worker, and it is just delicious,’ jots Elizabeth Baker of Birdsboro, Pennsylvania.”
Original recipe yield:
44 servings
PREP TIME 15 Min
COOK TIME 35 Min
READY IN 50 Min
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INGREDIENTS
5 cups chopped peeled fresh tomatoes
4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 (3 ounce) packages raspberry gelatin
DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, combine the tomatoes, sugar and lemon juice. Cook and stir over high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 25 minutes. Remove from the heat. Skim off foam if necessary. Stir in gelatin until completely dissolved.
Pour into jars or containers; cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Cover and let stand for 3 hours or until set, but not longer than 24 hours. Refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.
Comment by Valorie — October 2, 2007 @ 3:50 pm
Thanks so much for posting the recipe! Can’t wait to try it sometime!
Comment by Angela McRae — October 3, 2007 @ 10:01 am
Wooww,nice post,n this is new for me,so now,i will try it.Nways Thanks buddy for sharing information.
Comment by Life Info Zone — October 8, 2007 @ 4:04 am