Thread: The 18th Annual Schaller Ribbon Report

On 8/23/2012 8:33 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>
> In spades!!
>
> Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
> Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
> pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>
> Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>
> Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
> Apricot butter
>
> One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>
> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
> best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
> GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!
>

Congratulations, Barb! So proud of you.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On 8/23/2012 9:47 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 8/23/2012 8:33 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>>
>> In spades!!
>>
>> Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
>> Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
>> pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>>
>> Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>>
>> Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
>> Apricot butter
>>
>> One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>>
>> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
>> best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
>> GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!
>>
>
> Congratulations, Barb! So proud of you.

Imagine? In such a large fair, with all that competition. Impressive.

nancy

On 8/23/2012 8:33 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>
> In spades!!
>
> Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
> Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
> pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>
> Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>
> Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
> Apricot butter
>
> One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>
> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
> best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
> GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!

Woohoo, great job!! So, what do you do with all these ribbons you've
collected/earned over the years? How do you display them? Just curious

Sky

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On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:33:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>
>In spades!!
>
>Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
>Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
>pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>
>Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>
>Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
>Apricot butter
>
>One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>
>I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
>best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
>GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!

Good going! Congrats!

Melba's Jammin' <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>
> In spades!!
>
> Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam,
> Boozy Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!,
> Watermelon pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>
> Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>
> Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
> Apricot butter
>
> One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>
> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being
> the best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT
> MINNESOTA GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!

Awesome! When you keep repeating, it's no fluke!

MartyB

"Janet Wilder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:50363460$0$1639$c3e8da3$[email protected] b.com...
> On 8/23/2012 8:33 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>>
>> In spades!!
>>
>> Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
>> Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
>> pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>>
>> Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>>
>> Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
>> Apricot butter
>>
>> One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>>
>> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
>> best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
>> GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!
>>
>
> Congratulations, Barb! So proud of you.

Congratulations and big hugs from me too, Barb) Well done and I am very
proud of you too)
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:33:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>
> In spades!!
>
> Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
> Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
> pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>
> Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>
> Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
> Apricot butter
>
> One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>
> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
> best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
> GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!

Somebody needs to dethrone the runaway Queen!

I could take her! Do you have to live in MN to enter the contests?

:-)

-sw

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>
> In spades!!
>
> Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
> Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
> pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>
> Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>
> Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
> Apricot butter
>
> One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>
> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
> best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
> GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!
> --
> Barb,
> http://www.barbschaller.com, as of June 6, 2012

Great job! Very impressive...the Boozy Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam sounds
quite interesting.

On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:33:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>
>In spades!!
>
>Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
>Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
>pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>
>Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>
>Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
>Apricot butter
>
>One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>
>I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
>best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
>GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!


Yay, Barb!

Boron

Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:33:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>>
>> In spades!!
>>
>> Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam,
>> Boozy Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!,
>> Watermelon pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>>
>> Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>>
>> Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
>> Apricot butter
>>
>> One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>>
>> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being
>> the best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT
>> MINNESOTA GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!
>
> Somebody needs to dethrone the runaway Queen!
>
> I could take her! Do you have to live in MN to enter the contests?

Sounds like you better get up early and pack a lunch!

I just visited the MO state fair and saw the ribbons displayed with the
winning entries of everything from canned foods to country hams to wreaths.
I didn't see where any one person dominated a set of competitions the way
Barb does in MN.

I saw a 1200 pound pumpkin too. Can that, Barb!

MartyB

"Nunya Bidnits" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:k160hs$kgv$[email protected]..
> Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:33:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>>>
>>> In spades!!
>>>
>>> Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam,
>>> Boozy Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!,
>>> Watermelon pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>>>
>>> Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>>>
>>> Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
>>> Apricot butter
>>>
>>> One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>>>
>>> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being
>>> the best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT
>>> MINNESOTA GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!
>>
>> Somebody needs to dethrone the runaway Queen!
>>
>> I could take her! Do you have to live in MN to enter the contests?
>
> Sounds like you better get up early and pack a lunch!
>
> I just visited the MO state fair and saw the ribbons displayed with the
> winning entries of everything from canned foods to country hams to
> wreaths. I didn't see where any one person dominated a set of competitions
> the way Barb does in MN.
>
> I saw a 1200 pound pumpkin too. Can that, Barb!

psst tell her you have a 1200 pound beetroot to can ...

Evil O
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:33:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>
>In spades!!
>
>Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
>Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
>pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>
>Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>
>Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
>Apricot butter
>
>One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>
>I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
>best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
>GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!

Yiippieeee Skippieeeee You did it again girl, good for you.
But then of course, we knew you'd do it. ;-)

koko
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James Beard

www.kokoscornerblog.com

Natural Watkins Spices
www.apinchofspices.com

On Aug 23, 6:33*am, Melba's Jammin' <barbschal...@earthlink.net>
wrote:

> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
> best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
> GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!

Let us be the judge of that. I'll take a jar of dirt chunks off your
hands, as well as some of that lowly cherry jam.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>
> In spades!!
>
> Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
> Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
> pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>
> Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>
> Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
> Apricot butter
>
> One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>
> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
> best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
> GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!


Congratulations, Barb!
Have you convinced the DH to add a room on the back to house a
proper display area for all your ribbons?

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
>
> In spades!!
>
> Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
> Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
> pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
>
> Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
>
> Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
> Apricot butter
>
> One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
>
> I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
> best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
> GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!
> --
> Barb,
> http://www.barbschaller.com, as of June 6, 2012


Atta-girl Barb!

gw wrote:
>
> > I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
> > best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
> > GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!
> > --
> > Barb,
> > http://www.barbschaller.com, as of June 6, 2012
>
> Atta-girl Barb!

ADD ME! Congrats Barb from me too.

To the others here - notice how most or all of "Melba's Jammin'" ribbons and
awards are mostly or all from HIGH CARB food! horrors!

G.

In article <5036a379$[email protected]>,
Bookwyrm <[email protected]> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
> >
> > In spades!!
> >
> > Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
> > Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
> > pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
> >
> > Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
> >
> > Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
> > Apricot butter
> >
> > One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
> >
> > I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
> > best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
> > GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!
>
>
> Congratulations, Barb!
> Have you convinced the DH to add a room on the back to house a
> proper display area for all your ribbons?

Lord, no! I don't even know where most of them are ‹ I've got the first
15-20 years worth in an expanding file thing somewhere. <shrug> My
success this year was a huge surprise ‹ I have a serious family thing
going on and I've been distracted, tired, and busy. The canning has
been a blessing ‹ it has provided activity for which I have a tangible
result when I'm done. I am grateful for that.
--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of June 6, 2012

In article
<758b3eb8-d5cf-4fe9-b066[email protected]>,
spamtrap1888 <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Aug 23, 6:33*am, Melba's Jammin' <barbschal...@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
> > best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
> > GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!
>
> Let us be the judge of that. I'll take a jar of dirt chunks off your
> hands, as well as some of that lowly cherry jam.

Limited quantities, I'm not cheap, and shipping is expensive. <shrug>
And I only made about 4 pints of those disgusting beets ‹ they are
expensive to make, time consuming to prep, and a PITA AFAIC.
--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of June 6, 2012

In article <[email protected]>,
Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:33:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > Well, I did okay at this year's State Fair.
> >
> > In spades!!
> >
> > Eight blue ribbons: Blackberry jelly, Crab apple jelly, Peach jam, Boozy
> > Floozy Peach Amaretto Jam, PICKLED BOILED DIRT CHUNKS!!, Watermelon
> > pickles, Stewed tomatoes, Tomato juice;
> >
> > Two red ribbons: Plum jelly, Raspberry jelly
> >
> > Four white ribbons: Strawberry jelly, Blackberry jam, Nectarine jam,
> > Apricot butter
> >
> > One pink ribbon: Cherry jam
> >
> > I believe those awards are sufficient to garner the award for being the
> > best (at least most prolific) canner at this year's GREAT MINNESOTA
> > GET-TOGETHER!! You should go!!
>
> Somebody needs to dethrone the runaway Queen!
>
> I could take her! Do you have to live in MN to enter the contests?
>
> :-)
>
> -sw

You do. :-P
--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of June 6, 2012