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Dried Apricot Jam

Alrighty here it is, Dried Apricot Jam! You will need: A large pan A wooden spoon or silicone spatula A small plate A teaspoon A jug A sharp knife and a chopping board (for chopping the apricots) Kitchen scales A roasting tray A ladle A dessertspoon Two cloths Lemon juicer OR tablespoon 5-7 empty glassContinue reading “Dried Apricot Jam”

Jam in the time of Coronavirus: Preserving Arts

‘I think that part of the wrong turns that humanity takes is paying too much attention to the stories of power and not enough attention to the stories of jam.‘ Liz Slade The last week has seen catastrophic, and historic, upheaval in our society. We have witnessed a Tory government pledge to nationalise the economyContinue reading “Jam in the time of Coronavirus: Preserving Arts”

‘The Gentle and Radical Power of Jam’: Liz Slade, Unitarian Chief Officer.

Last week I had the pleasure to speak with CO of the Unitarians, Liz Slade. We had a great chat and what came shining through (as it keeps on doing the more I speak to people about this) is the gentle power of jam to connect and unite people and the earth on a radicalContinue reading “‘The Gentle and Radical Power of Jam’: Liz Slade, Unitarian Chief Officer.”

Can you make jam from flowers?

Can you make jam from flowers? You can. Violets, rose petals, elderflowers. In 2019, when we began making jam for our first Jam and Jam project here at Lewisham Unity, we scoured the neighbourhood just around our own small urban block for fruit to preserve — and found that in June and July the neighbourhoodContinue reading “Can you make jam from flowers?”

‘Art that doesn’t look like art’: East End Jam with Clare Qualmann

I’m playing with new ways of presenting my findings so we’re going podcast-style for this post! Clare and I were chatting in a busy cafe in Mile End so there’s a lot of background noise but our voices are still pretty clear. Clare is a visual artist interested in working with people in specific locationsContinue reading “‘Art that doesn’t look like art’: East End Jam with Clare Qualmann”

A Chat with Linden McMahon

Last Thursday I had a lovely chat with Linden McMahon, Engagement Producer at The Albany, Deptford. Linden has also worked on the Festival of Creative Ageing, which funded part of the last Jam&Jam event, and they worked on a collaborative project funded by the Live Art Development Agency last summer, in Bethnal Green Nature ReserveContinue reading “A Chat with Linden McMahon”

Food Before the Fridge

I keep jam in the fridge. Thinking about it, when it comes to jam, I’m actually using the fridge as a very expensive and inefficient storage cupboard – there is absolutely no need to keep it there. The whole point of making jam, of preserving, is storing fruit for a long time in a wayContinue reading “Food Before the Fridge”

There’s More to Jam than Meets the Ear

Jam. The humble preserve, the stalwart of the cupboard. On my kitchen table, it sits meekly behind the chocolate spread and fashionable nut butters, waiting for the moment it is selected to be spread on our breakfast toast. Ever-present in our cupboards, it is a go-to at any time of day, spread liberally on crumpets,Continue reading “There’s More to Jam than Meets the Ear”