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What can one come with from a simple preserve swap?

Ask and ye shall receive…

We came with:

• 1 Liter (a quart) of strawberry jam.  A giant thanks to Chef Kyle Deming from Starfish and the Ceili Cottage (and his newish project, Sausage Partners) for a very one-sided trade – this ha fall at the cabin written all over it.  I`m excited to try this – whole strawberries were added to the jam at the last-minute which makes this almost like preserved strawberries suspended in jam.  massive chunks are a guarantee!
• Ted Thorpes Carrots from Stasis Preserves.   These are all-Ontario, including a white vinegar (I believe it i rice-based) that I didn`t know we could find locally.  Excited to try these as the only vinegar I`ve found in Ontario is cider.
• Pie Pickle.  I love a preserve with a story.  Chef Kyle and his wife Lorraine are the force behind Sausage Partners.  This jar has the story of their sister who lives in England – her neighborhood doesn`t have an ice cream truck – they have a pie truck instead.  This pickle would be served alongside a portion of pie and mushy peas.
• Bev`s apple jelly – complete with homemade label that looks great.
• Kelli`s Grapefruit `topping.`  Excited to try this – we rarely preserve citrus so this will be a nice treat – also excited to see the impact of the one-piece lid on freshness (I suspect there will be no difference).
• The Avro`s Plum and blackberry jam.  I love that Emily and Rachel decided that they couldn`t simply host the event – they needed to participate.  Excited to try this.
• Plum Sauce (think this was from Stephanie).  So excited – just realized lately that I could make plum sauce (rather funny since I`ve preserved with plums before – just never thought of sauce) and have big plans this year.  Excited to try some as part of my homework.
• Dried pear and cranberry jam from Mary Ann.  This was part of the can jam and I`m excited to see a different take on dried fruit preserves – we recently tried ours and loved it.
• Icewine apple-pear sauce.  Also believe this was Stephanie.  I`ve never used Icewine as an ingredient which is that brought the massive appeal for me.
• Raspberry jam – unfortunately I can`t remember who I traded for this though raspberry preserved are my favourite sweet ones.
• Home cured bacon from Kyle – as well as smoked pork hock.

We`ll be eating for a while – I suspect we`ll still have some of these in our larder by the time we get to our next swap (but I`m keeping these!).

Thanks all for coming, it was an awesome time!