Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

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29 Responses

1. on February 10, 2011 at 12:34 am Joanna @ Zeb Bakes

   Love all your beautiful lanterns Celia! Next time I’m in a Chinese store I’ll look for some of the papers and get practising :)

   
   
   • on February 10, 2011 at 6:47 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

     Jo, if I can talk my darling sister into sending me a stack of wrappers, I’ll post some on to you for next year! :)

     
     
2. on February 10, 2011 at 1:18 am Gillian

   Those lanterns look very relaxing to make. I wonder if you could make some paper fans … mind you, with those temps I am not sure they would really work!

   
   
   • on February 10, 2011 at 6:48 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

     Gill, actually there are some very nice paper fan patterns made from the wrappers, but they’re ornamental. Don’t know if they’d stand up to the waving required to make a difference in 40C temps! :)

     
     
3. on February 10, 2011 at 3:39 am Marilyn

   These are just beautiful! More! More! I think you should post one every day!

   Maz

   <-}}}}<

   
   
   • on February 10, 2011 at 6:48 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

     Maz, the boys have made me stop. I have them hanging in just about every doorway, and everyone has to duck to get into a room…hahaha

     
     
4. on February 10, 2011 at 5:35 am sallybr

   On my next life, I will have all your skills!

   (seriously)

   
   
   • on February 10, 2011 at 6:49 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

     Ha! This from the woman who can bake amazing sourdough in a toaster oven!!!! :)

     
     
5. on February 10, 2011 at 7:44 am heidi

   I love these.
   I like fish that hang around the house.
   I used to carry a plastic goldfish in my raincoat pocket to discourage the doldrums, but after a while it disappeared.
   These are really cute- but I have a feeling they would disappear as well.
   Did I mention that my husband DOES NOT like fish?

   
   
   • on February 10, 2011 at 9:13 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

     Heidi, that’s funny – is he scared of fish? :)

     
     
6. on February 10, 2011 at 7:45 am LJ

   Celia these are gorgeous. I think you will have me hooked. Excuse the pun.

   
   
   • on February 10, 2011 at 9:13 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

     LJ, thank you! They were great fun to make! :)

     
     
7. on February 10, 2011 at 8:10 am Manuela

   We’ve just finished making lanterns of all sizes, but we use coloured paper instead. They look lovely hanging from the ceiling. They were so simple the boys wanted to make more. I promised them the star and maybe fish next, but I don’t know the size of the papers that are used to make them. Would any size of paper work?

   Thanks, the boys are eager to try something new. When they get going we’ll have a house full of fish, lanterns and stars!

   
   
   • on February 10, 2011 at 9:15 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

     Manuela, all the lanterns are traditionally made with red packet envelopes (“ang pow”). The ones used in the lanterns I’ve made have all been rectangular – although they vary in size a bit (the ones in the first fish video are longer than normal ones and some of them are cut down to size – there are instructions with dimensions on the youtube clip). Have fun!

     
     
8. on February 10, 2011 at 8:57 am Bella

   Fish look fab!!

   I am about to embark on a jam & chutney making session using some of your recipies. Can you advise where I can buy nice jars to store them in so that I can also give them away as gifts?

   
   
   • on February 10, 2011 at 9:17 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

     Bella, thank you, have fun with jam making! We buy our jars in bulk from Plasdene (www.plasdene.com.au) – we’ve found that to be the cheapest option. Do hunt around – sometimes the jars can cost waaay more than the jams that go in them! :)

     
     
9. on February 10, 2011 at 10:45 am Claire @ Claire K Creations

   It’s gorgeous. I’m with you on not wanting to cook in the heat wave. I was in Newcastle for the weekend and I’ve never been so hot in my life!

   
   
10. on February 10, 2011 at 1:11 pm Mrs Bok

    Oh I loooooooved these lanterns as a kid! I rarely see them now in Melbourne. I love this thank you for posting and taking me back to childhood!!

    
    
11. on February 10, 2011 at 2:28 pm thecompletecookbook

    Don’t think any of us would get bored with your beautiful lantern posts. :-)
    Your fish lanterns are exquisite.
    :-) Mandy

    
    
12. on February 10, 2011 at 5:50 pm gina

    i love all your beautiful patterns! your red fish lanterns are an amazing, beautiful, exquisite feast for the eye, i enjoy looking at them any time! you surely make my day (morning actually)! thx c! :) :)

    
    
13. on February 10, 2011 at 7:22 pm Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

    Aww they’re brilliant Celia! I seriously suck at origami so this is at an impossible level for me :P

    
    
14. on February 10, 2011 at 8:33 pm InTolerantChef

    So very, very cute Celia! I’m having an asian themed party this year, maybe I could make a heap to decorate the hall/ restaurant? Thanks for including the tutorial too.

    
    
15. on February 10, 2011 at 11:26 pm Sophie

    Your lanterns look amazing & what such beauty !!

    
    
16. on February 11, 2011 at 7:42 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

    Claire, thank you! Hasn’t this weather been weird!!

    Mrs Bok, so happy you enjoyed them! Kong Hee Fatt Choy! :)

    Mandy, you’re so sweet, thank you! :)

    Gina, thank you! Hope you get a chance to try making some!

    Lorraine, you have to harness your inner Chinese and give these a go! Hahahaha

    Chef, I think they’d make great decorations! Try visiting some of the Chinese banks in town and see if they’ll give you some red envelope wrappers – they might have some leftover!

    Sophie, thank you! :)

    
    
17. on February 11, 2011 at 10:57 am Anna Johnston

    Another excellent resource dear Celia :) Your posts turn out to be a great reference for me too, you’ve become our ‘go to’ site to find all sorts of things & knowing how to fold these lanterns just adds to the collection. Thanks Lovely…., just the thing when you want to do an Asian themed ‘do’ :)

    
    
    • on February 13, 2011 at 10:44 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hope you get a chance to use them, Anna! They’re lots of fun to make.. :)

      
      
18. on February 13, 2011 at 10:32 am Honey @ honeyandsoy

    Celia, did you use your fish ang pows for the fish lanterns???? :D

    
    
    • on February 13, 2011 at 10:43 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I did indeed, darling. Hahahaha…you can see them in the second photo! :)

      
      
19. on February 13, 2011 at 12:37 pm lifeinarecipe

    What a great thing to make! I am too late for this year, but these will be on my list for next years Chinese New Year.

    
    

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