Making Jam in the Woods: My Relaxing Life Starts in Another World Vol.1 - Dropped after 62%. Every time someone says something MC goes constantly on page-long tangents in her mind that are completely unrelated to what’s happening or being said. Interesting sidetone: There’s very little of the titular Jam making. There’s a very short part (obviously interrupted by several thought tangents) about making Jam but that was it. At least until I dropped it. Not that it would have saved the book, but I expected it to have a more central role if it’s so prominent in the title.
I Shall Survive Using Potions! Volume 9 - I get the feeling FUNA didn’t exactly know where he wants to go with this series. He did a reset a few volumes back and now he has written themself against a wall again. There is a lot of running in circles to keep identities hidden just to ignore this when it’s convenient, only to go back to running in circles to keep identities hidden. It’s repetitive and boring to read to be honest. I liked the earlier volumes better. - 5/10
That is disappointing. If it is in your title, at least make it important to the story. That being said, there really isn’t a lot to making jam. It is basically boiling a bunch of fruit and sugar together until it sets once it cools. I feel like a more complex culinary practice like baking bread or brewing would provide more material to work with.
Totally a real thing. Apparently it is a type of preserve called Varenye. The pine cone version comes specifically from regions in Siberia which actually makes a lot of sense. About the only plant that has historically grown in abundance across the Siberian taiga are conifer trees. It is no wonder that humans figured out some way to eat them (you can also make tea from the needles). Here is a recipe I found that modifies it a bit from the original to make it more palatable.
Don’t you wish all this was in the LN you read? The world of jam making is richer and fuller than I had thought!
Making Jam in the Woods: My Relaxing Life Starts in Another World Vol.1 - Dropped after 62%. Every time someone says something MC goes constantly on page-long tangents in her mind that are completely unrelated to what’s happening or being said. Interesting sidetone: There’s very little of the titular Jam making. There’s a very short part (obviously interrupted by several thought tangents) about making Jam but that was it. At least until I dropped it. Not that it would have saved the book, but I expected it to have a more central role if it’s so prominent in the title.
I Shall Survive Using Potions! Volume 9 - I get the feeling FUNA didn’t exactly know where he wants to go with this series. He did a reset a few volumes back and now he has written themself against a wall again. There is a lot of running in circles to keep identities hidden just to ignore this when it’s convenient, only to go back to running in circles to keep identities hidden. It’s repetitive and boring to read to be honest. I liked the earlier volumes better. - 5/10
That is disappointing. If it is in your title, at least make it important to the story. That being said, there really isn’t a lot to making jam. It is basically boiling a bunch of fruit and sugar together until it sets once it cools. I feel like a more complex culinary practice like baking bread or brewing would provide more material to work with.
You could try spice things up with pine cone jam
TIL that pine cone jam is a thing. I have seen a lot of different jams/jellies in my years, but that is a new one for me. It looks kind of wild.
Is that real or is that a internet meme thing?
Totally a real thing. Apparently it is a type of preserve called Varenye. The pine cone version comes specifically from regions in Siberia which actually makes a lot of sense. About the only plant that has historically grown in abundance across the Siberian taiga are conifer trees. It is no wonder that humans figured out some way to eat them (you can also make tea from the needles). Here is a recipe I found that modifies it a bit from the original to make it more palatable.
Don’t you wish all this was in the LN you read? The world of jam making is richer and fuller than I had thought!
It’s at least more interesting than what I’ve actually got to read in the LN.