Apple jam from France
Twice a year or thereabouts, the Continental Market sets up in the pedestrianised part of the city. About twenty stalls sell a wide range of delicious foods, plus toiletries and crafts. Best of all is surely the mobile bakery which turns out fabulous food.
I always look for the stalls that sell French jams, which are always luscious and packed with delicious fruit. Why, in comparison, are most English jams pretty much like jellified flavoured sugar?
There is a fascinating range of jams available, including apple jam (with or without calvados liqueur). It’s £3 per jar, and worth every penny, but I can usually persuade them to sell me four jars for £10 or £11.
You can possibly see from the photo that the jam jar is really beaten around. The lid is stained and full of dents. This whole batch was like that. But inside … beautiful!