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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: nipper31 on September 24, 2010, 17:06

Title: vegetarian gelatine?
Post by: nipper31 on September 24, 2010, 17:06

Is there such a thing as vegetarian gelatine for jam/preserve  making?

Title: Re: vegetarian gelatine?
Post by: Val H on September 24, 2010, 17:08

Supercook do one - but we've found it doesn't work very well.

Title: Re: vegetarian gelatine?
Post by: nipper31 on September 24, 2010, 17:44

Thanks for that Val. The Vegetarian Society recommends Agar Agar as an alternative. Do you think this would work instead?

Title: Re: vegetarian gelatine?
Post by: zazen999 on September 24, 2010, 17:47

Do you need gelatine for jams/preserves?

Title: Re: vegetarian gelatine?
Post by: birmancats on September 24, 2010, 17:49

I've got Vegegel from one of the major supermarkets.  Haven't used it yet so can't say any more than that. 

Title: Re: vegetarian gelatine?
Post by: Val H on September 24, 2010, 17:59

Quote from: zazen999 on September 24, 2010, 17:47

Do you need gelatine for jams/preserves?

I was wondering that as well. I certainly don't use any in jams/preserves.

Title: Re: vegetarian gelatine?
Post by: Aunt Sally on September 24, 2010, 18:42

Agar is VERY different to gelatine.  It does not "melt in the mouth" like gelatine.

Title: Re: vegetarian gelatine?
Post by: Elaine G on September 24, 2010, 19:56

It's a standing joke in my family.
Made a dessert for big family Sunday lunch. Turned it onto a plate and it collapsed into a heap  :lol:
No, veggie gelatine does not work as well!

Elaine

Title: Re: vegetarian gelatine?
Post by: Madame Cholet on September 26, 2010, 21:04

You can buy flavoured vege jellies, by just wholefoods i think, but they used for dessert not jam. they set really well and fast.

The setting agent for jam is pectin, which is naturally occuring in some fruit.