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    A JAM MAKER’S JOY

    Oct 10, 2018 3 minutes

    BY JACKIE FRENCH

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    JACKIE FRENCHis the author of The Chook Book (Aird Books). Her oldest chook, Gertie, is now 17. Although Gertie’s sisters have all long since fallen offthe perch, Gertie still lays extremely large brown eggs most days of the year.

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    We grow sour cherries for jam. It is, perhaps, my favourite, eaten on buckwheat blinis, spread on thin crêpes or topping a winter scone.

    The best gifts are made with love and generosity. Add “skill”, “home grown” and “delicious” and you have something truly special — especially if it’s a jar of jam. Years ago

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