APRIL CHATTERS MEET

This month's Ebay Chatters will be on the 5th Friday of the month as follows:

• Date: Saturday 29 April, 2006
• Time: 6.00pm
• Location: My house
• Cost: $2.00 pp

APRIL EBAY CHATTERS - CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT

This months meeting will include a cultural food night.

Chatters are reminded to bring along a plate of food from their country of origin.

Photo taking will commence at 6.00pm sharp so anyone wishing to take pictures of their own items please ensure you bring your own camera and your item with you. Adequate lighting and stands will be available on the night.

It is expected that eating will commence at 6.30pm/6.45pm and charity listings will commence thereafter.

This month's charity item will be the donated Ebay kit from the titanium Ebay Powerseller Adam Ginsberg worth $499.00.

TEMPORARY CHANGE OF MEETING NIGHTS

By popular demand Chatters prefer to meet on Saturday nights. Ebay meetings will now proceed on Saturday nights until further notice.

Cumquat Marmalade

My good friend Anne-Marie gave me this quick and easy recipe for Cumquat Marmalade. I think she spends too much time on the computer though....

Ingredients:

500 grams cumquats;
1 ½ cups of water;
1 Tablespoon lemon juice;
3 cups sugar;
2 teaspoons of Jam Setta (available from supermarkets @$1.75AU)

• Slice fruit finely; reserve seeds in muslin/fine netting (takes about half an hour to pick the tiny seeds out of the cumquats).
  
• Place fruit in a deep *Microsoft bowl (3 litres). Cover with a 1 ¼ cups of the water.
• Tie the seeds in the muslin and pour remaining water over the muslin in a small bowl & stand overnight.
  
• Strain seeds by squeezing the juice from the muslin. This is the process of extracting the pectin from the seeds; pour water into cumquat mixture. Cook, uncovered, on High for 15 minutes.
• Stir in sugar and lemon juice until dissolved – Cook, uncovered, on High for 20 minutes. Stir jam occasionally. Keep an eye on the microwave as jam may spill over if left unattended.
  
• Add Jam Setta and cook for 5 more minutes.
• Stand Jam for 5 minutes before pouring into hot, sterilized jars. Seal when cold.
  

*I think she means "microwave"!!

Bon Appetite