V Smiley collects raspberries and Redcurrants all summer from local farms and loads of berries from Omar Fugaro's farm in Middlebury. A light infusion of scented rose geranium (grown in her gardens) at the end ignites this flavor into something heady and special.
This jam is especially good with fresh goat cheese and in baking projects.
A Good Food Award Winner.
Refrigerate after opening.
Honey sweetened preserves made without the use of added pectin allows the texture and "temperament" of each fruit to shine through, yielding a range from soft to firm preserves. V Smiley Preserves are made in wide copper jam pans from hand cut fruit. One pot of jam produces 6-10 jars of preserves and some batches take up to 3 days to produce! Each finished jar of preserves contains about 1 lb. of fruit!