Comments on: jam bars.

By: Talk of Tomatoes | Montana (family reunion) menu.

Talk of Tomatoes | Montana (family reunion) menu. — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:15:46 +0000

[...] I figured jam bars with homemade preserves would be an easy dessert—especially if I premixed all the dry [...]

By: Karista

Karista — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:23:26 +0000

Janelle these look gloriously delicious! I happen to have some homemade huckleberry jam in my fridge.

By: Janelle

Janelle — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:04:33 +0000

hi Stacy! Yep. Making some for a road trip as we speak… this time strawberry rhubarb;)

By: Janelle

Janelle — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:04:02 +0000

smiling. SO happy you found me! The preserves will keep coming: I am just finishing up my Master Preservation Certificate and am super excited to share freezing, drying, canning and more!

By: Janelle

Janelle — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:03:02 +0000

Karen: awesome. I wish I had figs on my counter! So excited you are making the brandied figs—you promise to try them with blue cheese and crackers, right?

By: Janelle

Janelle — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:02:09 +0000

Delphyne: sounds yummy! There are so many variations on this recipe. So many jams and fruits you could use! Dried apricots is a great idea.

By: Janelle

Janelle — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:57:10 +0000

Janice: good question! I combined a few small jars of jam to make about a 1/3 inch layer of jam. I would guess about a pint (2 cups). I hope that helps!!!

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:51:54 +0000

It sounds delicious, thank you for the recipe. How much jam do you normally spread on the bottom layer? 1/2 c? 1 c?

By: Delphyne

Delphyne — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:06:55 +0000

My mother made something similar – she called them Apricot Squares. She soaked and cooked dried apricots and used those as a filling. She sweetened the apricots if needed. They’re good – I especially like them cold.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:58:07 +0000

Coincidentally, my mom and I plan to make your fig jam today (she bought some gorgeous figs yesterday and didn’t know what to do with them, so I pulled up your recipe!). Looks like we’ll also be making “brandied fig bars” (YUM) Love your recipes…keep ‘em coming!