All about Mangoes

[ANobleNerd]

I made dh buy 12 mangos from NTUC at a go.


They were in a variation of yellows to greens, because he wisely thought that we won't be finishing all 12 mangos at one sitting. The greener mangoes are all lined up prettily on my washing machine, while the ripe yellow ones are waiting in the crisper for dinnertime!

[Happy Mama]

ANobleNerd:

I made dh buy 12 mangos from NTUC at a go.


They were in a variation of yellows to greens, because he wisely thought that we won't be finishing all 12 mangos at one sitting. The greener mangoes are all lined up prettily on my washing machine, while the ripe yellow ones are waiting in the crisper for dinnertime!

My DD just ate 2 mangoes at one go. I should have bought more.

[Happy Mama]

LKVM:

:imanisland: Happy Mama... I dont have any idea but you can surely ask shifu maid

Calling Maid... calling Maid... Your expertise is needed. :udawoman:

[corneyAmber]

Happy Mama:

Ya I was surprised too! Was expecting those mangoes to be overriped and shrivelled, since the promotion was already on for so many days... but it turned out otherwise! After I paid for the mangoes, I saw the lady replenish with more stock and very nice ones too.

Ya, I was surprised too when I saw them again yesterday and that was why I decided on spot that I just had to get another 18 more!

[corneyAmber]

Happy Mama:

My DD just ate 2 mangoes at one go. I should have bought more.

See, what did I tell you? :cheeky: Too late to regret unless you want to make another trip to get some more while the promotion is still on?

Alternatively, you can come down to NTUC @ NEX where it is open for 24 hours! :siam: And maybe we can meet for supper? Real supper, not E-supper! :lol: :lol:

[corneyAmber]

LKVM:

:imanisland: Happy Mama... I dont have any idea but you can surely ask shifu maid

Happy Mama:

Calling Maid... calling Maid... Your expertise is needed. :udawoman:

LKVM and Happy Mama, before I answer any question, think both of you are a bit hungry, so let me feed you first to satisfy your tummies before I say anything! :heresmyfish: :spank:

Okay, now to serious business.

That's the thing about making jams. Very difficult to estimate how much puree or how much sugar to add as it's very difficult to tell the sweetness/sourness of the fruits so while I don't have a tried and tested recipe for jams, I always use 'agar-logy method' to estimate the amount of fruit puree and sugar to throw in, so cannot really advise you how much fruit to puree, but based on experience, all I can say is that you need a lot of fruits to get enough puree for the breadmachine to work properly. You remember how little Mandarin Orange jam I got out of the so many Mandarin oranges that I used for the jam?

But the jam recipe is very simple - fruit puree and sugar, that's all.

Another thing why I have not made mango jam so far is because I feel that it is very 'wasted' to use the mangoes for jam when we prefer the wholesome goodness of the fruit itself. Like I told Happy Mama the other day, I prefer to eat my mangoes as they are for the Vitamin C and not that interested in the by-products of mangoes, eg, puddings, jams, cakes etc.

[Happy Mama]

25hourmaid:

Ya, I was surprised too when I saw them again yesterday and that was why I decided on spot that I just had to get another 18 more!

Ya, I would do that too. :celebrate:

[Happy Mama]

25hourmaid:

See, what did I tell you? :cheeky: Too late to regret unless you want to make another trip to get some more while the promotion is still on?


Alternatively, you can come down to NTUC @ NEX where it is open for 24 hours! :siam: And maybe we can meet for supper? Real supper, not E-supper! :lol: :lol:

Supper? No problem. Hehehe!! By the way, when will the promotion end?

[corneyAmber]

Happy Mama:

Supper? No problem. Hehehe!! By the way, when will the promotion end?

Today is the last day for last week's promotion. Their offers are from Thursdays to Wednesdays.

[Happy Mama]

25hourmaid:

LKVM and Happy Mama, before I answer any question, think both of you are a bit hungry, so let me feed you first to satisfy your tummies before I say anything! :heresmyfish: :spank:


Okay, now to serious business.

That's the thing about making jams. Very difficult to estimate how much puree or how much sugar to add as it's very difficult to tell the sweetness/sourness of the fruits so while I don't have a tried and tested recipe for jams, I always use 'agar-logy method' to estimate the amount of fruit puree and sugar to throw in, so cannot really advise you how much fruit to puree, but based on experience, all I can say is that you need a lot of fruits to get enough puree for the breadmachine to work properly. You remember how little Mandarin Orange jam I got out of the so many Mandarin oranges that I used for the jam?

But the jam recipe is very simple - fruit puree and sugar, that's all.

Another thing why I have not made mango jam so far is because I feel that it is very 'wasted' to use the mangoes for jam when we prefer the wholesome goodness of the fruit itself. Like I told Happy Mama the other day, I prefer to eat my mangoes as they are for the Vitamin C and not that interested in the by-products of mangoes, eg, puddings, jams, cakes etc.

Maid, why you :heresmyfish: me? :itwasntme: I never mentioned a word about you being Shifu. All I said was \"Maid, your expertise is needed\".

Anyway, ya, I like to eat my mangoes as they are, and I find it quite wasteful to use fresh mangoes to make jam. I was just curious how many mangoes will be needed to make 1 bowl of jam. I guess that will be a lot, since you mentioned the other time that you needed so many mandarin oranges just to make a small bowl of jam.