We had poached eggs on toast and bacon. The bread for the toast was from
the corner bakery, one piece of toast under the eggs and one on the side
with jam. We recently finished all the open jams in the fridge so we
went to the pantry to get a new one. There were several to choose from
and I ended up selecting on without a label. I thought by the colour it
might be peach or apricot so I opened it.

After I opened it I suddenly remembered what it was. It was something my
son gave me at Christmas. I had my doubts about it, which is why it was
still unopened after 7 months. It was beer jam. It was delicious. I
don't know if it is honestly that good or if maybe I was just super
impressed because I had not expected it to be good.

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On Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:43:24 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

We had poached eggs on toast and bacon. The bread for the toast was from
the corner bakery, one piece of toast under the eggs and one on the side
with jam. We recently finished all the open jams in the fridge so we
went to the pantry to get a new one. There were several to choose from
and I ended up selecting on without a label. I thought by the colour it
might be peach or apricot so I opened it.

After I opened it I suddenly remembered what it was. It was something my
son gave me at Christmas. I had my doubts about it, which is why it was
still unopened after 7 months. It was beer jam. It was delicious. I
don't know if it is honestly that good or if maybe I was just super
impressed because I had not expected it to be good.

It was probably good because it's something you've never
tasted before? Just guessing.

I just finished 'brunch' myself. It was four slices of
hard salami with a slice of cracker cut cheese on each
salami. One sharp cheddar, one pepper jack, one Colby
jack, one Swiss, four buttered saltines on the side,
and a mug of coffee.

It doesn't sound impressive, but it was much better
than I expected.

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On 2025-07-20 2:23 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

On Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:43:24 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

We had poached eggs on toast and bacon. The bread for the toast was from
the corner bakery, one piece of toast under the eggs and one on the side
with jam.  We recently finished all the open jams in the fridge so we
went to the pantry to get a new one. There were several to choose from
and I ended up selecting on without a label. I thought by the colour it
might be peach or apricot so I opened it.

After I opened it I suddenly remembered what it was. It was something my
son gave me at Christmas. I had my doubts about it, which is why it was
still unopened after 7 months.  It was beer jam. It was delicious. I
don't know if it is honestly that good or if maybe I was just super
impressed because I had not expected it to be good.

It was probably good because it's something you've never
tasted before?  Just guessing.

Really? I thought it was good because it tasted so good. I was
surprised. I had avoided opening it since Christmas.

It made me think of something that used to live in my wife's fridge. It
looked disgusting but she would not get rid of it. One day we went to
her parents' place and dessert was this stuff she called Rum Pot on ice
cream. Holy cow it was good. She gave us a bottle to take home and we
devoured it. I was sad to see it go but then I remembered there was
another jar of it in the fridge. The old batch was darker from age and
sitting for so long, but it was every bit as good, maybe even better.

I keep thinking I should make some but I never think of it in time.
It's a pretty simple recipe. As fruits come into season you add layers
of them, cover with sugar and add rum to cover. Repeat with each fruit.
Do not use strawberries. Let it sit for a couple months and then put it
in smaller jars.

I just finished 'brunch' myself.  It was four slices of
hard salami with a slice of cracker cut cheese on each
salami.  One sharp cheddar, one pepper jack, one Colby
jack, one Swiss, four buttered saltines on the side,
and a mug of coffee.

It doesn't sound impressive, but it was much better
than I expected.

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On 7/20/2025 12:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

We had poached eggs on toast and bacon. The bread for the toast was from
the corner bakery, one piece of toast under the eggs and one on the side
with jam.

Mid-day meal was just left-overs here. For supper, we had spaghetti. I
forgot the french bread with garlic butter in the fridge, so that will
have to be tomorrow. I made homemade meatballs with mix ground
pork/beef. I always dice up onions with the meatball mix, and cook them
low and slow in a cast iron skillet (finished in the tomato sauce).

We decided to give the twins their first taste of meat. They will turn
a year old on August 7th. Caleb enjoyed the piece of meatball and the
few pieces of spaghetti we gave him. Robert tasted the meatball, threw
it, and proceeded to lick the sauce off of the spaghetti, rejecting the
pasta, LOL.

After I opened it I suddenly remembered what it was. It was something my
son gave me at Christmas. I had my doubts about it, which is why it was
still unopened after 7 months.  It was beer jam. It was delicious.

I've never heard of it, but I'd be leery at first, from the sound of it.
We are working through a few homemade jam jars my father's wife made
and gave us for Christmas.

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On 2025-07-20, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

We had poached eggs on toast and bacon. The bread for the toast was from
the corner bakery, one piece of toast under the eggs and one on the side
with jam. We recently finished all the open jams in the fridge so we
went to the pantry to get a new one. There were several to choose from
and I ended up selecting on without a label. I thought by the colour it
might be peach or apricot so I opened it.

After I opened it I suddenly remembered what it was. It was something my
son gave me at Christmas. I had my doubts about it, which is why it was
still unopened after 7 months. It was beer jam. It was delicious. I
don't know if it is honestly that good or if maybe I was just super
impressed because I had not expected it to be good.

Interesting. Was it just beer, or did the maker add spices?

I conjecture it was thickened with pectin rather than gelatin,
since it was shelf-stable.

I'd be inclined to call it beer jelly, since "jam" implies something
with chunks of fruit in the U.S.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_jam

--
Cindy Hamilton

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On 2025-07-21 5:39 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-07-20, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

After I opened it I suddenly remembered what it was. It was something my
son gave me at Christmas. I had my doubts about it, which is why it was
still unopened after 7 months. It was beer jam. It was delicious. I
don't know if it is honestly that good or if maybe I was just super
impressed because I had not expected it to be good.

Interesting. Was it just beer, or did the maker add spices?

As far as I could figure it was just beer. I could not detect any
particular spices.

I conjecture it was thickened with pectin rather than gelatin,
since it was shelf-stable.

Gelatin?? From the texture I would think it was just sugar and pectin.

I'd be inclined to call it beer jelly, since "jam" implies something
with chunks of fruit in the U.S.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_jam

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On 2025-07-21, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

On 2025-07-21 5:39 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-07-20, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

After I opened it I suddenly remembered what it was. It was something my >>> son gave me at Christmas. I had my doubts about it, which is why it was
still unopened after 7 months. It was beer jam. It was delicious. I
don't know if it is honestly that good or if maybe I was just super
impressed because I had not expected it to be good.

Interesting. Was it just beer, or did the maker add spices?

As far as I could figure it was just beer. I could not detect any
particular spices.

I conjecture it was thickened with pectin rather than gelatin,
since it was shelf-stable.

Gelatin?? From the texture I would think it was just sugar and pectin.

There are recipes for beer jelly using gelatin. Of course, it
has to be kept cold.

https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2015/01/16/beer-jelly

--
Cindy Hamilton

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