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what to do w/ homemade apricot jam?

I made lots of apricot jam during summer. Of course it’s absolutely delicious to have some homemade apricot jam on your fresh roll or croissant or crispy toast or soft French bread or … nevertheless what else can you do w/ the jam? So I started surfing … I thought about something like a cake or a tart or … whatever. It’s end of summer now, but there are still wonderful fresh apricots around us…

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rhubarb … & more!

A highlight: I found rhubarb in my trusted food store. The rhubarb season started w/ delicious fine delicate rhubarb stems – all red. (I admit I like this fresh young rhubarb & its brilliant red color!) So I spontaneously bought some rhubarb … & started thinking what to do with it. Of course the very 1st step is to cook the rhubarb & create some sort of rhubarb mess aka compote. After some roaming of…

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