Recent content by JTBorton

I have been obsessed with experimenting with Mastic gum since I first learned of the spice - but man is it expensive and hard to find!! I picked up my first ounce in an Indian market in Houston. Thrilled and excited, I immediately tried using it in breads and sauces. I also tried making spice...

Hi, I recently bought some Coombs pure organic maple sugar from the local market. It says it is 1.5x sweeter than regular sugar and has a strong maple flavor. However I have found the opposite. I tried using 2 tsp in my oatmeal to replace regular sugar but actually had to add 3-4 tsps to get the...

okay by some strange streak of unusally good luck we found fresh cranberries. Thanks for all of the ideas, this is definately good information for the next cranberry crisis.

Ah yes lingonberries, I think they call them "kronsberre" here. My mother in law says she knows them but they are not in season. We will look tomorrow. Any backup options? Thanks for all the help

Hello, I am in Germany visiting my wife's family for the holidays. My German mother in law wants to have a good American turkey with cranberry fruit stuffing. I didn't find out until I arrived, so I have no cranberries available and there are none to be found in Europe, or at least not very...