Maybe 3 weeks ago I was minding my own business, standing in line at the Fatted Calf stall in Berkeley when Sam bumped in to me. She was on her way back from The Ferry Building in San Francisco and was stopping off for a meat fix. We exchanged a few meaty words, this and that. Then she looked down in her cloth shopping bag with this funny grin mumbling something about jams, marmalades and “you gotta try this one”. The upshot was Sam was aparently in a Marmalade Jag and thought I should wander across the way and get myself some of Loulou’s Blood Orange & Rosemary Marmalade. It was sunny, I had meat and was in a decent mood. Why the hell not? Sugary treats are nice after meat.
What struck me was the contrasting flavors that did so well together. What hits your buds first is the orange part, very sweet. But it’s quickly followed by the zest of that orange which brings you down to earth, then hangs a left turn at the Rosemary. Don’t get me wrong, I love the traditional jams & jellies, but dang. This was fun. Fun is good.
Take part in spring this year and go find yourself some fancy preserves. Makes ya whistle!
Xo Xo
MeatHenge
"If it ain't pork, it ain't sausage"
I am addicted to Loulou’s grapefruit rhubarb jam. I go through a jar in 3 days… I’m taking a case of the stuff back with me to my relatives in Japan next week. Yummy stuff.
Hey Alice,
Yeah, I’m going to look for that one. Grapefruit is one of my favorites. In fact, I have one sitting right here at work with me. Just in case.
This post is making me salivate, even though I just ate a great lunch at Tabla, because I have RUN OUT of the blood orange marmalade. The rhubarb is good, but the blood orange just pips it at the post for me. I fear it is near the end of the blood orange marmalade season, so I have to get there on Saturday BEFORE Alice arrives with her suitcase to buy up the whole supply.
I am glad you listen to some things I say, Dr B 🙂
And PS – this is ine of the most beautifully coloured preserves I have ever seen.
Hey Sam,
Man, no kidding. The color rocks. I attempted to get a leaf of rosemary in the shot, but I ended up eating the last one and didn’t know it.
I thought leaving the lid of the jar off it would lend more light to the marmalade. I think it did okay. What kills me though is the ability of shiny objects to do a terrific job of reflecting everything they see. I’ve got a nice polarizing filter, but it’s too small for these fancy new AF lenses. I was thinking of building a light diffusing domed tent to cover the plates of food and stuff, that’d help a bit.
Biggles