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What about using guar gum to thicken jelly or jam instead of pectin? Would that work?
Pectin vs. guar gum More home preserves questions here....
What about using guar gum to thicken jelly or jam instead of pectin? Would that work?
~~~Teelbee
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2003 start weight: 176 / goal: 137-134 / reached goal in Aug. 03
2010 start weight: 158 / goal: 137-134 / now: 145
Re: Pectin vs. guar gum Teelbee, to be quite honest, I don't think I would even bother trying! I can't stand the taste of guar or xanthan gum :o
What I do instead is use a whole, peeled, cut up apple instead of either. Cook the fruit until it balls up in a bit of water. Add your sweetener before cooking, of course, to the sweetness you desire. Apple is very low GI and works really great.
HTH
Re: Pectin vs. guar gum Thanks, Sharon. You're right, though I'd forgotten it. Guar gum and xanthan gum do have a kind of an off "dusty" taste.
What I have is about 15 pounds of freshly pitted cherries. Cherries were listed on Mendosa's GI list as only 20, which seems unbelievably low for such a sweet fruit.
Maybe I'll try some Thicken Thin Not Starch. I find the flavor of their mixture of several gums isn't so noticiable.
~~~Teelbee
~~~Teelbee
maintenance...
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Winston Churchill
2003 start weight: 176 / goal: 137-134 / reached goal in Aug. 03
2010 start weight: 158 / goal: 137-134 / now: 145
Re: Pectin vs. guar gum I just cook the fruit down until it's thick enough - never had a problem with it that way. I've not used straight cherries though, what I normally use is the 3 berry frozen mix from Trader Joe's. I add the Splenda to it then nuke or pressure cook. Easy and delicious.
In the microwave, 2 lbs. of berries takes about 17 - 20 minutes, stirring every few minutes, til it's thick.
In the PC, I cook at High pressure (mine is a digital electric BTW) for 6 minutes, then release the pressure and cook another 6-7 minutes, stirring frequently, til thickened.
Either way it's good stuff!
Char
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