In a jam

[om15]

Brexit is throwing up minor unforeseen problems, I have always been very partial to Bonne Marman raspberry jam from France, tasty and brimming with goodness, however the attitude of the Frogs over their relationship with us has precluded me from buying anything from France, ever again.
My next choice is the most excellent Mackays Strawberry Preserve, this is the perfect breakfast jam, nutritious and a delight on lightly toasted brown bread, but, the sight and sound of Blackford shrilling his insults to our Prime Minister has resulted on an embargo on all Scottish products.
However, all is not lost, I can highly recommend Tiptree Little Scarlet Strawberry Conserve from Essex, superb value for money and vitamin drenched fruit jam, ideal, great things come from Essex.
Brexit has resulted in the most unexpected benefits.

[Pontius Navigator]

Om, you forgot wee Jimmy.

Some Scottish accents are a delight hear, the Highland lit for instance. When Mrs PN worked at the Raigmore in Inverness, patients from the outer Isles would not speak English with the mainland natives. However they were happy to converse with an English nurse.

[om15]

I had my appendix out in Raigmore on Decimalisation Day. I remember the grub was awful.

[Mrs Ex-Ascot]

I was brought up on Tiptree jam. Indeed it was made just down the road so to speak from the parental home.

[EA01]

We have here a 'Jam' or 'Conserve' (There is a difference???), known as 'Rosella Jam', quite extraordinary, and never ever available commercially.

It may only ever be procured from Country 'Shows' & 'Fetes', from people who nurture a Rosella bush, and the fruit from which becomes the exquisite jam.

[tango15]

Tiptree jam is what BA used to serve in the days when they were a proper airline and one could have high tea on the westbound transatlantic flights, for example. I concur. Although it was in tiny pots, it was tasty enough to enjoy.

Mrs Ex-A - so you are an Essex girl? So is my daughter-in-law. Romford in her case.

[G-CPTN]

Denmark has a confusing 'jam' situation as they call it marmalade regardless of fruit and also a version called preserve which, I believe, has more fruit and less sugar.

[Boac]

Being less 'refined' than om, I have always (and still do enjoy) enjoyed Bonne Maman conserve https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/p ... /250782952

[unifoxos]

Another vote here for Tiptree. Read about it originally in a Bond book - the only thing he would have on his toast is their "Little Scarlet". Bit pricey, but YGWYPF.

[ribrash]

I don't care who makes the jam as long as its Blackcurrant.

[Mrs Ex-Ascot]

Tiptree jam is what BA used to serve in the days when they were a proper airline and one could have high tea on the westbound transatlantic flights, for example. I concur. Although it was in tiny pots, it was tasty enough to enjoy.

Mrs Ex-A - so you are an Essex girl? So is my daughter-in-law. Romford in her case.

Apologies for thread drift; yes I was born and spent my formative years in Maldon, home of Maldon salt.

Back to Tiptree jam, one of the best Christmas presents I ever received while living in Greece was a tin containing six miniature jars of Tiptree jam. Yum!

[1DC]

Quite partial to Tiptree Black Cherry Jam

[ian16th]

Raspberry jam & clotted cream on fresh scones.

'Aven't had any for years.

[Magnus]

Beautiful birds, Rosellas. Dreadful to make them into jam.

[Alisoncc]

Nothing can come close to Mckays ginger and rhubarb preserve. Can get a halfway decent marmalade from Aldi here, bottle says manufactured in Germany. Australian products are just coloured sugar water with added gelatine.

There was a time when Australian produce was the best in the world. Nowadays all our good stuff gets exported to Asia, and their inferior crap comes back as a back load for the freighters.

[tango15]

Tiptree jam is what BA used to serve in the days when they were a proper airline and one could have high tea on the westbound transatlantic flights, for example. I concur. Although it was in tiny pots, it was tasty enough to enjoy.

Mrs Ex-A - so you are an Essex girl? So is my daughter-in-law. Romford in her case.

Apologies for thread drift; yes I was born and spent my formative years in Maldon, home of Maldon salt.

Back to Tiptree jam, one of the best Christmas presents I ever received while living in Greece was a tin containing six miniature jars of Tiptree jam. Yum!

[tango15]

Nothing can come close to Mckays ginger and rhubarb preserve. Can get a halfway decent marmalade from Aldi here, bottle says manufactured in Germany. Australian products are just coloured sugar water with added gelatine.

There was a time when Australian produce was the best in the world. Nowadays all our good stuff gets exported to Asia, and their inferior crap comes back as a back load for the freighters.

I feel your pain Alison. Here they do the same thing with fish. Ours goes to Europe. You can buy excellent scallops in Paris or Madrid which come from the Isle of Man (amongst other places).

[Woody]

Back in the days when PaWoody did the newspaper run to the Isle of Man, frequently had fish etc , straight from the fishing boats

[tango15]

Back in the days when PaWoody did the newspaper run to the Isle of Man, frequently had fish etc , straight from the fishing boats

Yes, indeedy and the kippers from the shop at the airport. No jam though, except during one of the many seamen's strikes at the time, when a lot of unmanifested cargo was brought into LPL

[1DC]

Should be able to buy all the fish you want now that the frogs want reams of paper of paper to prove that the fish trucks to France are carrying fish and the fishermen don't think it is worth it.