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Strawberry Jelly
Strawberry Jelly
Ingredients:
2 cups fully ripe strawberries (5 containers = 1 cup)
4 cups sugar, measured into a separate bowl
¾ cup water
1 box instant pectin
Directions:
Remove stems and crush strawberries thoroughly. Measure exactly 2 cups prepared fruit into a large bowl.
Stir in the sugar. Let stand 10 minutes; stirring occasionally.
Mix water and pectin in small saucepan. Bring mixture to boil on high heat, stirring constantly for 1
minute. Stir pectin mixture into fruit mixture. Stir constantly until sugar is dissolved and no longer seedy,
about 3 minutes. (It’s okay if a few sugar crystals remain.)
Fill all containers quickly to with ½ inch off tops; cover with the lids. Let stand at room temperature for
approximately 24 hours. Jam is now ready to use. You may store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or freeze up
to 1 year. When you need to thaw, thaw in refrigerator.
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Author’s Bio:
Susan Younan Attiyah is the author of I’LL NEVER FIND ANYTHING IN HERE! () published by Neighborhood Press. Susan is also a freelance writer specializing in the area of
parent education, which she has studied for years. In the spring of 2001, Susan was named the winner of
the “Freelance Success Story” by Writer’s Weekly. I’LL NEVER FIND ANYTHING IN HERE! is
Susan’s first book in her children’s book series. She looks forward to sharing her books with other families
who enjoy reading to their children as much as she does.
Susan currently resides in Southern California with her husband and two boys.
For more information about Susan or if you would like to read more of her
work, feel free to visit
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BARNEY’S OLD-FASHIONED GINGER ALE
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Setting the Scene:
This ginger ale is an old-fashioned thirst quencher that Barney Gillespie, my 90-
year-old father, concocted more than 20 years ago. He’s been drinking it almost every
day ever since. It’s tasty, and hey, maybe it’s a longevity tonic as well!
And as Dad says, “It’ll do you good as well as help you!”
Excerpt from From Old to Gold: How to Start and Run an Antiques Business:
Antiquing for me is, first and foremost, fun. When I say antiquing is fun, I mean
that if I didn’t enjoy it (the hunt, the chase, the thrill of the find), I wouldn’t do it! My pot
of gold isn’t just a bunch of money but also being happy in my work.
Barney’s Old-Fashioned Ginger Ale
Ingredients:
2 cups fully ripe strawberries (5 containers = 1 cup)
4 cups sugar, measured into a separate bowl
¾ cup water
1 box instant pectin
Directions:
Remove stems and crush strawberries thoroughly. Measure exactly 2 cups prepared fruit into a large bowl.
Stir in the sugar. Let stand 10 minutes; stirring occasionally.
Mix water and pectin in small saucepan. Bring mixture to boil on high heat, stirring constantly for 1
minute. Stir pectin mixture into fruit mixture. Stir constantly until sugar is dissolved and no longer seedy,
about 3 minutes. (It’s okay if a few sugar crystals remain.)
Fill all containers quickly to with ½ inch off tops; cover with the lids. Let stand at room temperature for
approximately 24 hours. Jam is now ready to use. You may store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or freeze up
to 1 year. When you need to thaw, thaw in refrigerator.
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Author’s Bio:
Susan Younan Attiyah is the author of I’LL NEVER FIND ANYTHING IN HERE! () published by Neighborhood Press. Susan is also a freelance writer specializing in the area of
parent education, which she has studied for years. In the spring of 2001, Susan was named the winner of
the “Freelance Success Story” by Writer’s Weekly. I’LL NEVER FIND ANYTHING IN HERE! is
Susan’s first book in her children’s book series. She looks forward to sharing her books with other families
who enjoy reading to their children as much as she does.
Susan currently resides in Southern California with her husband and two boys.
For more information about Susan or if you would like to read more of her
work, feel free to visit
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BARNEY’S OLD-FASHIONED GINGER ALE
107
Setting the Scene:
This ginger ale is an old-fashioned thirst quencher that Barney Gillespie, my 90-
year-old father, concocted more than 20 years ago. He’s been drinking it almost every
day ever since. It’s tasty, and hey, maybe it’s a longevity tonic as well!
And as Dad says, “It’ll do you good as well as help you!”
Excerpt from From Old to Gold: How to Start and Run an Antiques Business:
Antiquing for me is, first and foremost, fun. When I say antiquing is fun, I mean
that if I didn’t enjoy it (the hunt, the chase, the thrill of the find), I wouldn’t do it! My pot
of gold isn’t just a bunch of money but also being happy in my work.
Barney’s Old-Fashioned Ginger Ale
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