Little Ritchie wrote "...rant concerning the proper ingredients, [for jam]..." Pectin? Piffle. While simmering, add the skins bound in cheesecloth...if you're not busy making cheese -- whole milk amd rennet, vimegar if you're really stuck. Bit for the sake of all turophiles, let it age! We don't eat unripened fruit...much. And further... "The Auguries" as a band name is already taken... though I suspect, or possibly hope, they might disband fairly soon. I've yet to see an intriguing band name. We're all pretty asinine when striving for cool: The Beetles, The Rolling Stones, or The Pogues...sheesh. That's the fundament of cool...and the reason they'll be forgotten in another hundred years. Can anyone sing me the biggest hit from The Hawthorn Trio? still posturing like a band leader, d. -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com