It's been a busy week, still things happening at the property so we'll have an update on that. Until then, here's a post for you on some future good eating!
Over the last few years, we've occasionally bought the Bonne Maman Advent calendar for the holidays. It gives you 25 days of small jar samples of unique flavors. In fact, we still have some from last year.
So when we saw this new offering from them, and because we still had a few small jars, we knew we had to try this instead.
This year they have what they are calling their FALL TRIO.
It's a boxed set of three special flavors, two new limited edition flavors and one that is usually only around in the Fall and, thus, sometimes hard to find.
First up, there is a jar of fig preserves which is seasonal. I LOVE figs (and we have a fig tree growing at the farm) and hope this will inspire me to make fig preserves when we start getting regular harvests.
This is a limited edition flavor, "PUMPKIN SPICE SPREAD". My Grandmother used to make apple butter and my Dad asked her to make pumpkin butter and she did and it was REALLY good. I'm hoping this is similar.
And lastly, there is this one, a special flavor; CRANBERRY-CHERRY PRESERVES.
We just got them in the mail a few days ago, so we're waiting for 2nd Man to make some homemade bread so we can try them all out. We'll keep you posted.
Hello! Thank you so much for sharing, will have to order some for ourselves. We get a large jar (36 oz.) from Costco/4 Fruit Preserves. It is so yummy and the fig sounds soo good! Enjoying reading all about your new home. Also love your special place where you find treasures! You will miss that! Bev & Tom
ReplyDeleteHi!! thanks for the sweet note, we appreciate it. We LOVE the 4 Fruit Preserves and had no idea that they had a huge jar at Costco!!! Will look for that next time we're there. Oh I'm going to miss that treasure place too, ha. And Hobart thanks you being a fan, ha!!!
DeleteMeant to add, AND Hobart!
ReplyDeleteHe said a thanks! Or meow, but pretty sure it was thanks. :-)
Delete2nd Man’s homemade bread with these special jams - what a 😋 treat!
ReplyDeleteI love fig jam also. My grandma had a big tree that was full of figs for her jam each year. I continued her tradition of making fig jam using her recipe. I had a beautiful fig tree until the 2021 Big Freeze killed it.
I need to find a good fig jam recipe. I have a lot of my grandmothers canning recipes but she never did figs. I bet it's wonderful.
DeleteI have never had the Bonne Maman holiday jams, but I have heard so much about them. Divina makes a fig spread and an orange fig spread that are fabulous though...if I can find those I always make a batch of thumbprint cookies to use them in!
ReplyDeleteSome homemade bread; toasted and great jams go so well together. YUM!
ReplyDeleteYou both have a Wonderful weekend
Have you read the story about "Did Bonne Maman Really Shelter People During the Holocaust?" that is on the internet? I can't vouch for it's accuracy, but I've seen it several places... though of course you can always cut and paste! Google if you are interested.
ReplyDeleteI made fig preserves when my friends would give them to me. Once, I drove to the country and got a quart of figs fresh off the tree. I ate almost the whole bag on the way home. I made the preserves after another trip when I left the fresh figs alone.
ReplyDeletePumpkin butter I made was delicious. I had no idea other people made it. I love preparing fruit butters and preserves.
Happy eating. I would prefer fresh bread to the preserves.