Jam
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To preserve, is a thing that must have haunted our early ancestors.
Think about it, you have to do without any natural sweeteners for maybe 6 months of the year. This is not because of some kind of odd ancient edict, it is just because keeping fruit in a bowl, box or jar means it is rotten within weeks and you are back to square one, nothing sweet and delicious to eat in those dark winter months. No wonder our ancestors may have felt themselves forsaken.
Humankind's ingenuity, however, has always been quite insatiable in overcoming hurdles put in front of it.
The Great Pyramids of Giza, The Panama Canal, The Eiffel Tower, and the Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables to but put the summer sunshine back in your life!
The earliest recorded history of Jam dates back to the 11th Century, as far as the time of the Crusades, when returning soldiers bought back with them Sugar, which was deemed to be a ‘new spice’ and the popularity of jam took off.
From those humble beginnings, there are now literally thousands of varieties created throughout the ages, with a good many unique varieties made by ourselves.
Belvoir Bountiful | Mixed Berry & Rhubarb Jam
Jam | In stock | 110g, 300g,This is our version of a great traditional British jam. If you lived in the countryside in years gone past, you'd have been sent by your parents to scour the hedgerows for the ingredients to this robust berry...
Saxelbye Plum & Cinnamon Spice | Plum & Cinnamon Jam
Jam | In stock | 107g, 310g,Saxelbye is a small, relatively isolated agricultural village located within a dip of the Leicestershire Wolds some three miles west of Melton Mowbray. Most of the village is a designated conservation area and on paying a visit...
Stathern Surprise | Strawberry & Kiwi Jam
Jam | In stock | 111g, 310g,This beautiful little village of around 300 dwellings is largely designated a conservation area. It was once the home of Colonel Francis Hacker and his wife, Isabell, who lived at Stathern Hall. During the English Civil War...
Harby Happy Harvest | Raspberry & Apricot Jam
Jam | In stock | 110g, 300g,The villages first mention is back in the 1080s when was called Herdebi.
From the Iron Age to the current day, the village has always deemed to be agricultural in nature. However, it did take...
Bottesford Beautiful | Blueberry & Orange Jam
Jam | In stock | 110g, 305g,Most blueberries have a sweet taste with a bit of acidity, they're often said to be sweeter than grapes and are very juicy. We have enhanced the taste by adding a twist of orange which takes this product...
Old Dalby Dumpsy Deary | Mixed Fruits Jam
Jam | Out of stock | 110g, 310g,Old Dalby lies to the west of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, close to the Nottinghamshire border. The original settlement has Celtic origins but was under Danelaw during the ninth century when it acquired the name Wold Dalby,...
Denton Damson Delightful | Damson & Apricot Jam
Jam | In stock | 110g, 300g,Denton lies four miles west of Grantham, on the edge of the Vale of Belvoir. The underlying rock, of which many village houses are built, is Jurassic Ironstone and iron ore was quarried in the parish until the 1970s....
Hoby Autumn Homecoming | Plum, Damson & Apple Jam
Jam | In stock | 109g, 310g,The rich flavour of our Autumn Homecoming jam reminded us of the village of Hoby, situated in the Wreake valley where the river meanders through unhurried villages lining its route on the way to the river Soar....