Mint jelly for my waffles
Fact: Only I don’t pour syrup over my pancakes and waffles. My husband and daughters cannot eat pancakes and waffles without smothering them with syrup. I do, however, like to pile on fruit jam over my pancakes and waffles.
Fact: In my family, only my younger daughter, Alex, shares my passion for mint. In fact, our favorite chocolate candy is Andes Chocolate Mint. Everyone else shudders at eating mint-flavored chocolate. One of my sisters-in-law described the experience once as “like eating toothpaste.”
When we went to the supermarket late yesterday afternoon, my husband saw a jar of mint jelly and showed it to me. I didn’t even ask how much it was — I just said we were taking it. When I checked later, I realized that it was a bit pricey at P182.50 but, what the heck, I don’t find heaven in a jar everyday.
A little before midnight, with everyone still up waiting for older daughter Sam to call as to what time she should be picked up from a classmate’s birthday party, I asked if anyone would be interested in some waffles. My husband, Speedy, knew that I was dying to open the jar of mint jelly and told me to go ahead and satisfy my curiosity. So, I made some waffles, piled on the butter and mint jelly over my share and hurriedly took photos before the butter melted completely.
As I started writing this entry, I wondered if the company that made the mint jelly — MasterFoods — had a website that I could link to. It does. And — wonder of wonders — the mint jelly is classified as a sauce used mostly for barbecues. What do I know about Australian cuisine anyway?
At any rate, I don’t really care what the traditional use of mint jelly is. It was just lovely with my waffles. If you like your waffles rather sweet, the tangy mint jelly will just blend in perfectly. Love it! Of course, I’m now very curious about how it would taste with my barbecue. Soon, soon… we’re grilling hito and tilapia tomorrow for lunch. Hope it doesn’t rain.
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tita connie, mint jelly is normally served with roast lamb, i think. at least, that’s waht my mo always did. mint jelly and lamb…
my mom… not my mo… hahah sorry.
it’s also a good accompaniment to lamb chops. in fact, all restaurants here (at least where i am) serve lamb chops with a side of mint jelly.
If I remember correctly, mint jelly is the traditional accompaniment for lamb and veal – grilled lamb chops, roast leg of lamb, and the like. ‘S good stuff.
wow! I know that mint jelly is usually or traditionally used with lambs, as a condiment. glad to know you have found another use for it. very versatile- not just the mint jelly, but you, connie! personally, i am not fond of it either, just like “one of the sisters-in-law”.
yep, traditionally it’s mint jelly and lamb according to the MasterFoods website. Still love them with my waffles though. LOL
Thanks for the link to Master Foods – they’ve got some excellent recipes on their site too! And definitely, mint jelly, and mint sauce, is served with lamb (any cut). Love your site.
I love lamb since I was a kid and always had mint jelly with it. Kulas never liked it with his lamb – his a ketchup guy and I never could understand why he likes his lamb with it. Anyway, thanks for the link. I always have a bottle of mint jelly in the ref and never thought (or dared) using in any other dish. Will see I can get enough guts to try it on waffles or probably the chicken recipe in the site.