Making Jam! Why is this Blog called "My Lucky Dip Life"? Because I never know what surprise life has in store for me....take today for example. I was all set to start this blog with a post on some beach bags I've recently made as gifts for school teachers (more on those later)... but I got a little distracted by making some Red Current Jam with berries I had "going to waste" in the fridge and hey presto! Something new and exciting to do in my day! I had no intentions of making jam, but they really needed using up. Honestly, who can eat those tart little gems without some kind of sweetening? Here it is, bubbling away on the stove. Why are there no pictures of the fruit as pretty as jewels glistening in a bowl? Well, I didn't really have any intentions of blogging about my tiny amount of jam, but it looked so lush bubbling away... I couldn't help but take a few pictures! I got the jam idea off t...
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