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We’ve already done a turn on the the history of peanut butter. Today it’s the history of jam and jelly. Before we start on its history, check out the different types of fruit spreads: not just jam, jelly, and preserves, but chutney, conserve, curd, fruit butter, and marmalade. The history of jam and preserves begins…
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[1] A different kind of peanut butter and jelly sandwich (photo © Cait’s Plate). [2] You can also celebrate with peanut butter and jelly thumbprint cookies. Here’s the recipe (photo © Chef de Home). [3] Don’t want waffles? Here’s a special way to celebrate with a sandwich (photo © Jif). April 2nd is National…
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Gakwiyo means “good food” in the Cayuga Indian language. A few years ago the Cayuga Nation, headquartered in Seneca Falls, New York, began an initiative to can and preserve the fruits and vegetables that are grown on its ancestral lands. Patti Costello, manager of the initiative, explains that her goal was to make popular foods…
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For a party favor, stocking stuffer or a pantry staple, to enjoy quality cranberry sauce all year long. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE. Cranberry jelly is easy to figure out, but what is the difference between cranberry sauce and cranberry chutney? How about cranberry conserve? Cranberry relish? Cranberry Conserve is a generally…
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Invader alert: white mold growing in jelly. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE. A couple of months ago, we noticed two cottony puffs of white mold growing in a jar of Smucker’s Concord Grape Fruit Spread. We wrote to Smucker’s asking if it was safe to eat, and what caused the mold. We…
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