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hmmm...thanks for that. However with only arabic markets where I live and no hope of finding such stuff I wonder if there is any part of another fruit I could use as a substitute, is it the kernals in apricots for example that is used for this purpose in apricot jam?

What is "jam sugar", I am unlikely to find it here.

Hello, I live in Egypt (I'm from New Zealand), where ingredients aren't always available so have to substitute. It's strawberry season here at the moment and I am wondering if tartaric acid is really necessary or whether it's more for a longer shelf life that it's used. I believe it gives an...

Thanks for that, will do

Thanks Uncle Bob, think I should have titled my query perhaps, do you have any ideas about the tartaric question?

New to this way of communicating, however a farily dedicated cook and living in Egypt at the moment (I'm from New Zealand), it's not always easy to get ingredients so have to come up with substitutes from time to time. Strawberry season here at the moment so trying to find out whether or not...