New Veneer. Reface your melamine cabinets to give them an entirely new look. Refacing entails replacing doors and drawer fronts and applying wood veneer over the fronts and sides of the cabinet frames. Self-adhering veneer strips make this a DIY project for individuals with moderate home-improvement experience.ou can use the primer on the drawers' and doors' wood trim and on the cabinet frames, too. Once your cabinet doors, drawers and frames are primed, paint them with an oil-based paint. Oil paint takes longer to dry, but it creates a smoother finish than latex, and it's easier to clean.
Sugar syrup is the foundation for most candy, with added fillings such as chocolate, nuts, peanut butter, nougat, fruits and so on. One of the simplest candies is Pectin Fruit Jellies, using sugar, fruit puree, applesauce and pectin. Take a break from cakes and pie, and try your hand with some homemade confections.
55 Responses to Canning 101: Pectin Verses Clear Jel. 1  1. I have read that commercial pectin comes from a variety of lime; after making a great deal of lemon items (we have them all over the place here in AZ), I found a recipe for homemade pectin with the leftover rinds. 2  2. I always say pectin is what makes a jam or jelly gel. Sometimes we add commercial pectin, sometimes the pectin comes from the fruit but either way pectin is what gives the distinctive jelly property. I do use clear jel in canning, when Iâm canning pie filling. In fact I like to use it for pie filling when I make pies from fresh fruit as well.