Fen End Jams and Preserves
Long standing box member Heather Sturman makes these in her kitchen in Over. She produces small batches the old-fashioned way. Much of the fruit she uses for the jams come from gluts from friends and neighbours.
Heather can reuse your empty jars if you return them with your box!
Sweet apples and blackberries combined with red onions and balsamic vingear give this chutney a delightful tang. Great with goats cheese.
Ingredients: apples(47%), red onions(19%), blackberries(14%), sugar(12%), balsamic vinegar, spices.
There are Ale chutneys and there are spicy pickles. This is quite simply the best you will taste. Made with hoppy 'Proper Job' IPA and Doombar ale from Cornwall, together with a hint of chilli.
The missing ingredient in a cheese sandwich, also goes well with cheese on toast, ploughman's lunch and cold meats. Why not try it on a pie or burger?
Ingredients: onions(21%), apples(16%), swede (13%), sugar(13%), ipa ale(10%) (BARLEY *, YEAST*) vinegar, dates, carrots, gherkin,spices, garlic, MUSTARD SEED*, chilli, salt
* Allergen
Sweet beetroot married with a fiery burst of horseradish. Fresh and invigorating.
This unique combination is as perfect in a roast beef sandwich as it is in a vegetarian risotto.
Ingredients: beetroot(43%),onions(19%),wine vinegar(17%), sugar(11%), apples, horseradish, salt
Sweet, fruity blackberries tamed with a delicate infusion of lavender.
Ideal on bread or toast. Also makes a wonderful sponge filling.
Ingredients: sugar(50%), blackberries(50%), lavender, pectin
Tangy berries with a Prosecco fizz!
Perfect on toast, croissant or scones. Also delicious as a sponge filling.
Ingredients: mixed berries (48%), sugar (48%), prosecco, pectin.
Contains SULPHITES*
* Allergen
Sweet, hot and very moreish.
Fabulous with anything cheesy, especially cheese on toasted sourdough. Also works well as a glaze for spare ribs.
Ingredients: apples(40%), sugar(30%), water(29%), chillies
Rich, tangy tomato with warming eastern cumin and cardamom spices.
Ideal with anything; baked camembert, grilled salmon, strong cheddar cheese, chicken. Works well as a pickle alongside curry. Alternatively, consume the whole pot in front of the TV with nachos!
Ingredients: tomatoes(51%), white wine vinegar(18%), onions(17%), sugar(12%), spices, chillies, MUSTARD*, garlic, salt.
* Allergens
Fresh carrots, with a citrus zing and warmed by ginger and thyme give this chutney an al fresco feel. Once opened, the jar is usually emptied in one sitting.
Ideal with smoked salmon, grilled mackerel or chicken salad. Or, of course, with cheese.
Ingredients: carrots(37%), cider vinegar(23%), sugar(15%), onions, water, lemon, ginger, thyme, salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper
Classic bitter-sweet Seville oranges. Our twist is to warm it up with stem ginger and ginger wine.
Ideal as a breakfast treat on toast, or as a filling or glaze for pastries and cakes. Also adds a nice sweetness to grilled pork and gammon dishes.
Ingredients: sugar(53%), seville oranges(40%), stem ginger, ginger wine
Tangy lemon marmalade with a dash of gin.
Delicious on toast. Also works well as a glaze.
Ingredients: sugar (57%), spanish lemons (41%), london dry gin
Seasonal preserve - delicious on fresh crusty bread.
Ingredients: Greengages 50%, Sugar 50%, pectin
A classic: bitter-sweet seville oranges. Our twist is to warm it up with 8 year old malt whisky.
Ideal as a breakfast treat on toast, or as a filling or glaze for pastries and cakes. Also adds a nice sweetness to grilled pork and gammon dishes.
Ingredients: sugar(56%), seville oranges(32%), whisky,
Rich and juicy late summer plums, lifted by the fresh zesty scent of orange.
Perfect on hot toast!
Ingredients: plum (49%), sugar (49%), orange
The traditional british interpretation of Indian pickles. Rich tangy and crunchy; this hand made chutney using fresh ingredients could not be more different from the soft vinegary pickle sold in supermarkets. Adds a sweet-zingy crunch with a spicy kick to anything you throw at it.
Ideal with mature cheddar cheese, ploughman's lunch, cold meats and warm cheese-on-toast.
Ingredients: cider vinegar(30%), cauliflower(18%), onions(12%), cucumber(9%), carrots(8%), sugar, beans, peppers, salt, honey, spices, cornflour, mustard seed*
* Allergen
A rich mix of sweet yet slightly sour redcurrants with fine ruby Port.
Works as a sweet preserve, or as a cheese or meat accompaniment. Rich and smooth, one spoonful is never enough!
Ingredients: sugar(39%), redcurrants(35%), water(23%), port
Tangy and crisp cucumber relish. Fresh yet mellow. Inspired by a traditional American Bread & Butter Pickle recipe from the 1940's.
This is such a versitile and moreish chutney. Goes amazingly with burgers, cheese on toast, cooked and cold meats, fish & chips. Oh yes, and cheese!
Ingredients: cucumber(52%), onion(18%), cider vinegar(16%), sugar(10%), salt, MUSTARD SEED*, CELERY SEED*, chillies, turmeric
* Allergen
Plump, ripe blackcurrants. Sharp, sweet and simply delicious.
Great with hot buttered sourdough toast and a steaming mug of tea.
Ingredients: blackcurrants(50%), sugar(50%).
Long-standing veg-box member Heather Sturman set up Fen End Country Kitchen in 2014 after a career as a headteacher. All the preserves are made by hand in small batches in her home in Over. Most of the fruit is sourced locally, often from neighbours with gluts, but isn't organic.
Strawberry Jam with Prosecco 317g
Strawberriess with a prosecco fizz. One of our most popular preserves.
Ideal as a breakfast treat on toast, with croissants, or with scones at tea time. Also makes a wonderful sponge filling.
Ingredients: strawberries (48%), sugar(48%), prosecco, pectin
Sweet, fruity and spicy with a chilli kick. A unique recipe with a hint of Christmas about it.
Ideal with smoked cheese, goats cheese, pâté and baked camembert.
Ingredients: figs(55%), red wine vinegar(33%), muscovado sugar, chillies
Long-standing veg-box member Heather Sturman set up Fen End Country Kitchen in 2014 after a career as a headteacher. All the preserves are made by hand in small batches in her home in Over. Most of the fruit is sourced locally, often from neighbours with gluts, but isn't organic.
Wild hedgerow fruits, hand picked and cooked to a traditional recipe.
A must for English breakfast or afternoon tea, also goes well with roast pork and game.
Ingredients: sugar(32%), apples(26%), elderberries blackberries & damsons(26%), water(16%)