We didn’t manage to make any preserves this summer. Both the apricot and tomato harvest were, well, were not. However, on the first day of autumn, Simon got a load of Betty Anne plums from the farmers’ market, and we made jam. The resulting flavor, with ginger and cinnamon, brings stars of chilly air tang […]
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Blenheim apricot jam
Wednesday, 4 July 2007
Apricot jam is summer preserved in a jar. (That must be a paraphrase of some famous food or seasonal quote, but I can’t recall the original.) Although the season for Blenheim apricots isn’t quite as brief as it is for cherries, it is short because the fruit are renowned for ripening over a short period. […]