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By: Kimi Harris

Kimi Harris — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:58:00 +0000

Bren,

LOL, maybe 1/4 inch is a little too small (I need to get my ruler out), but I did make some of mine tiny. In fact, I couldn’t use my thumb to press down on them, but used one of my smallest fingers (and I have small hands). I probably did use about 1/2 a cup of jam, maybe even a little more. That’s probably because I did more cookies (because they were smaller) and I really piled the jam on them.

But I am glad that they turned out for you! I like them even more after a day or two, because the flavors really meld (they also become even softer!)

It’s so fun to have a recipe that is based off of a bit of history…I like that. Thanks for the feedback!

By: Bren

Bren — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:18:00 +0000

I just made these. Very Christmassy, and you can taste that they aren’t sickeningly weighed down with cruddy ingredients. Very grown-up. I was just shy of having 1/2 cup of honey, so I made up the difference with molasses. Oh, and mine were huge. I came back and read the balls should have been 1/2 inch… mine were 3x that (1/4 inch is smaller a marble – you sure about that?). I didn’t use anywhere near 1/2 cup jam, either. More like 1.5 Tbs. Even if I did it wrong, they’re excellent. They’ve been added to my permanent Christmas recipe collection (and I like that they use citrus when down here the citrus branches are breaking under the weight of all the lemons and oranges this time of year!) Thank you.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:14:00 +0000

Aha! Gingerbread without molasses. I’ve been thinking about this lately. I had some, many years ago, supposedly made to an early American recipe. I remember a beautiful golden colour, cakey texture and a slight aromatic hint of citrus, but unfortunately never got the recipe. Won’t know til I try, but it looks wonderful!

By: ashley (sweetandnatural)

ashley (sweetandnatural) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:25:00 +0000

I’m excited to have found your site! I do something similar on mine – create recipes using only whole foods…unrefined sweeteners, whole grains, etc. Only I feature only baked goods and sweets. I’m going to bookmark you!