#jamvent 2023

This morning it’s wild blueberry balm leaves.

I can’t wait to see what 24 jams in tiny jars  come next year. 

This jam was also featured on Day 23 in Jamvent 2022. Like then as with this morning it was pure nom nom nom goodness. Not too sweet, nor tart, just lots of raspberry and mango flavor and some tartness. No bitterness like with some of the lime jams this year. Would love a whole jar of it. 10/10

Oh, now this is a nice jam! I don’t normally like orange-mandarin jams as I find them too bitter. And yes, this does have some bitterness to it. Not sure what passion fruit is supposed to taste like, but it’s clearly blending well, adding a natural sweetness and balancing out the mandarin. Would absolutely have this jam again. I bet it would be great in thumbprint cookies. And now that the scone is nearly gone, I’m tasting more bitterness so I’m going to drop down my ranking a little. 8/10

Strawberry Rhubarb was featured on Day 1 of Jamvent 2022.

I haven’t had quince jam since I made it nearly 20 years ago. This didn’t taste like that. It didn’t taste like much of anything, tbh, aside from “sweet.” I had been hoping for at least a little tartness. It didn’t outright suck though, but there wasn’t anything to make it stand out either. The flavor of quince is described by multiple sources as “a taste between apple, pear, and citrus.” I got only a hint of pear. I wouldn’t reject the jam if offered it again and I did use up the whole jar on two halves of a scone, so there’s that. Hoping if they include it in next year’s advent calendar that they punch up the recipe. I’m giving it a 5/10. Maybe that’s too harsh because I’m exhausted from lack of decent sleep.

100% yum! The first taste is strawberry which is followed by a blend of both the strawberry and guava. Not that I’m very familiar with guava. It’s a really nice combination and I would happily buy a large jar to have as an anytime jam. What a wonderful breakfast this was today. 10/10

On its own, I wasn’t thrilled about this jam. However, a scone improves it. Dominate taste is the pineapple, sweet but not cloyingly so. The ginger is definitely there and lingers in the mouth as the aftertaste. It’s not a hot ginger taste at least. I wouldn’t buy a jar of the jam, but I wouldn’t go jamless if this was the only one available at breakfast or brunch. Plus, I did end up spreading it on the rest of the scone bottom. 7/10