Lucky for us, we didn't have to search far or
wide to find the perfect way to showcase the sweet, tart and honeysuckle laden
joy of the Blenheim apricot. The welovejam husband and wife team happened upon
this almost lost variety of fruit in their own backyard and started making what
is now among the most critically acclaimed jams in the country. Their Blenheim apricot
jam has a silky texture, free of pectin, and due to their strict standards of
jam production, bursts with flavor with which grocery store jams just can't compete.
Volume: 9oz
Why it's in the Slow Food Ark of Taste Artisanal jam - made with love from a flavorful
rare fruit - slow food to a tee! The Blenheim apricot was prized for its
fantastic flavor and therefore hugely abundant in California in the early 1900s.
Because the fruit ripens later in the season, damages easily when shipped, and
because harvesters and consumers must understand that the fruit ripens from the
inside out, it gradually lost popularity to other varieties. This fruit is an example
of how consolidated farming results in the varieties of produce in grocery
stores being chosen based speed to market and transportability, not on flavor
or nutritional value as they should be.
The
welovejam team can claim a lot of "firsts" in the retail jam world and their production
practices make them exemplary Slow Food advocates. Their fruit never sees the
freezer, they never use pectin or lemon juice to thicken or preserve the jam - ensuring
that the fruit's full flavors pervade. Among other highlights, they were the
first jam makers to label the variety of fruit used (i.e. Blenheim apricot vs.
apricot), they use subtle hints of spice in their recipes, and they focus on
using biodegradable packaging in every aspect possible. The growing and the jam
making all happen in the summer months of sunny California, but the goodness of
this apricot can be sent straight to your door for you to enjoy at any time of
the year.
Health
Benefits Made from fruit fresh off the tree, these apricots are
able to better retain their richness in vitamin A and vitamin C. Plus, we stand
by the logic that jams made from fresh, unprocessed, unfrozen, fruit, untouched
by synthetic sweeteners or syrups are just better for your body and your peace
of mind.
Uses Maybe we're
obsessed, but we've want this jam in every meal of the day: - Spread on
our breakfast croissant or on top of cream cheese on our poppy seed bagel
- A thin layer
that mingles with the stone ground mustard on our roast turkey sandwich
- A spoonful
dropped into our homemade vinaigrette
- Basted with
black pepper and a little more mustard on our grilled pork tenderloin
- In a tart - 'nuff said.
Ingredients: Blenheim Apricots, Sugar, Spices
Information Sources
See
full Slow Food Ark of Taste Blenheim Apricot Article
welovejam Website
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