Open a jar of raspberry jam, and you expect to smell raspberries. Open a jar of Above the Dam Jam’s Raspberry Chocolate Jam, and it’s chocolate that comes singing through with the strongest notes. This little family-owned company, based in Dayton, takes seasonal ingredients and develops interesting flavor combinations for its products. Think strawberry-basil jam, […]
Homegrown
Homegrown: Dill pickles offset season’s excessive sweetness
Maine Homestead’s product has a spicy kick.
Homegrown: Baxter’s Fine Candies
Grandma wouldn’t recognize these sophisticated drops.
Homegrown: Zen Bear Honey Tea
Here’s just the thing for a convenient cup of herbs and honey.
Homegrown: Royal Rose syrups work for drinks, ice cream, you name it
Interesting flavors include Three Chile, Orange-Vanilla and Fenugreek.
Blueberry jam (again!) But this one is special.
I smeared a small spoonful of Bleuberet Blimey jam on a croissant and started dreaming, at the same time, of what else this perfectly balanced jam might pair well with – goat cheese! Shrimp! Cheesecake! One of my bosses told me she used it in a margarita – a natural fit since the jam also […]
Apple-Cranberry Cider
The Ricker Hill Cider beverage is lightly carbonated.
Homegrown: Cranberry Wreath
Artful Cranberry in Freeport has a ‘re-wreathing program,’ too.
Homegrown: Somerset Pinks
A new variety from Backyard Farms is said to be sweet all winter long.