A Little Early Christmas Gift from us to you !

A Little Early Christmas Gift from us to you ! 

We just shared our Christmas Jam recipe with you and now we have a little surprise left for you ! After making this Christmas Jam we were quite thirsty and in need of some warmth...

We had apple peelings left from jam making and decided to make a favorite frugal and healthy hot drink of ours during these cold & brisk Autumn weeks.

~ Apple Peel Tea ~

Add all the apple peels from the Christmas Jam making and add about 1 liter of hot water in a pan.

Add a bit of lemon juice to your taste and a dash of cinnamon...

Bring to a boil and turn off the heat. Let the tea infuse for about half an hour.

Strain the tea and add a bit of sugar to your taste while it is still warm. Stir until dissolved.

Pull out those chairs, put your favorite mugs or teacups on the table, gather your favorite people and savour the taste of an early little Christmas !!!  

Love and Blessings,
The Three Little Women

Preparing for Christmas...

                            ~ Christmas Jam ~

With Christmas slowly approaching and the delights that come along with it , it's so nice to slowly add more warmth and coziness to our home and hearts as we remember the coming of our Messiah in a lowly manger , hundreds of years ago in the city of Bethlehem..

Today when we looked out of the window into the rainy garden we saw birds having their early Christmas meal of the apples that were still hanging on our trees after the first harvest. 

We had work to do !!! 

We went ouside and picked all the suiteble apples that were still left and decided to make a batch of Christmas Jam !!!

Oh the delightful aroma it spreads through the kitchen when adding all the spices... 

It couldn't get any more Christmassy!!!

So get out the Cinnamon , Raisins and Marzipan for the...

        Christmas Jam

 Ingredients

• 100 g. raisins 
• 100 ml of freshly brewed tea of your choice
• 1 lemon or orange
• 1 kg apples
• 1 tsp. Bourbon vanilla
• 25 ml lemonjuice ( we used orangejuice)
• 100 g. marzipan
• 500 g. Jam sugar 2 : 1 
• 80 g. chopped almonds
• 2 tsp. cinnamon 
• 6 drops of almond extract

   

Rinse the raisins with hot water , dap dry and let them soak in the hot tea of your choice. Set aside.

Squeeze out the orange. Peel and core all the apples ( do save the peels for later use,more in a future blog post! )

Cut all the apples in pieces and add the juice of the orange and the lemonjuice as well.

Now add the vanilla

 

Start by cooking the apples until you have a smooth creamy consistency and then add the marzipan which you cut into small pieces.

Meanwhile cut the almonds into small pieces.

Then add the cinnamon and drops of almond extract to it and mix together. Lovely aroma, isn't it ?!

   

 Now add the mixed almonds and Jam sugar to the apples and stir well.

 

Bring the apples to a boil and cook for about 4 minutes on high heat.

Lastly add the soaked raisins and stir before ladeling the hot jam into sterilized jars.

Cover with lids and turn the filled jars upside down for about 5 minutes. Turn and let them cool completely.

Et voilà...

Your own filled to the brim with love...

~ Christmas Jam ~  

Give someone a heartfelt token of love and friendship this Christmas Season by giving a basket filled with this Christmas Jam accompanied with a fresh homemade loaf of bread,a little jar of butter , a few napkins and candles...

Christmas joy in the receivers eyes guaranteed...

 When we keep the spirit of Christmas, we keep the Spirit of Christ, for the Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit.

~

Love and Blessings,

The Three Little Women