{"id":419,"date":"2010-03-16T09:17:19","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T14:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=419"},"modified":"2010-03-20T16:15:18","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T21:15:18","slug":"visions-of-sugarplums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2010\/03\/visions-of-sugarplums\/","title":{"rendered":"Visions of sugarplums"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was walking along, minding my business (yes, most of my stories start this way) when I saw these cute little plums. When I read the sign that said sugarplums, I may have moaned audibly right there in the produce section. Instantly, I gathered a bazillion of them and plan to make jam. After all, I had made plum \u00a0jam in the past and it was good.<\/p>\n

I don’t know WHAT happened! But let’s just say that some days I wish I were better about keeping the recipes that are tried and true.<\/p>\n

There had been a fantasy of enjoying a quiet breakfast involving homemade plum jam, homemade ricotta cheese, grapefruit and coffee.<\/p>\n

This was not to be. I made the jam according to a recipe that I am considering removing from the cookbook and burning. Grossness ensued. This jam turned out like some weird candy. \u00a0The unfortunate reality is that I have 4 jars of it. On the positive side; it smelled good, and it is quite pretty.<\/p>\n

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The only context I can imagine using it is taking a small amount and stirring it into a copious amount of oatmeal or grits. You can’t win them all, I guess. But really, did I have to lose like this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was walking along, minding my business (yes, most of my stories start this way) when I saw these cute little plums. When I read the sign that said sugarplums, I may have moaned audibly right there in the produce section. Instantly, I gathered a bazillion of them and plan to make jam. 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