Spoon Preserves

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7.75 ounces. Handmade on Orcas Island!

Rhubarb Lavender: A 2019 Good Food Awards Finalist! Deep within Orcas Island’s bucolic Crow Valley, once planted as far as the eye could see in orchard fruit, lies JBS Farm’s gorgeous patch of rhubarb. We’ve selected their deep red Valentine variety for this batch of preserves- lightly infused with garden grown English culinary lavender buds. The perfect balance of tart & sweet with just a touch of floral, this deep pink preserve is gorgeous with soft, creamy cows milk cheeses, a buttered baguette, or dolloped over panna cotta or ice cream. Is your mouth watering yet? It’s also been known to play nice stirred into a bit of bubbly for a special kind of ‘toast’. Ingredients: rhubarb, organic cane sugar, organic lemon juice, lavender.

Apple Caramel: Tart Gravenstein apples cut the sweetness of this deeply caramelized & slightly salted, preserve great with soft, creamy cheeses. A crowd pleaser, it can even hang with peanut butter for the kiddos (or for me!). But its equally at home on a crusty baguette adult style or spooned over poundcake. Did I mention butter? The real kind. It loves butter. Try serving alongside pork chops or tossing half the jar in the pan for the last few minutes of cooking. Ingredients: organic apples, organic cane sugar, organic lemon juice, San Juan Sea Salt.

Pear Balsamic: Crafted with Bartlett pears from heirloom orchards, and reduced down with organic aged balsamic vinegar, we cant get enough of this on Taleggio, Asiago, & blues. Truly an all-purpose condiment– try it over ice cream. Or play around –add a few glugs of balsamic to a teaspoonful, extra virgin olive oil, salt, and minced shallots and puree it together for a quick, rich vinaigrette for a salad (topped with blue cheese, fresh pear slices, and crispy shallots). Spoon it over a wedge of Rogue River Blue with wafer thin crackers or fresh pear slices for an intensely satisfying cheese course. Ingredients: bartlett pears, organic cane sugar, organic quince juice, organic aged balsamic vinegar, organic lemon juice.

Hot Damn Pepper Jam: Named a 2021 Good Food Awards Finalist! Were really into fruit over here but we also have some farmers growing top notch vegetables SO – we made a pepper jam. But this is not your usual pepper jelly. We gave it the Girl Meets Dirt spin and maxed out that spiciness with lots of local fruit and a bit of punchy organic vinegar for balance. The quince and apple also add body to the set allowing us to stay committed to our no pectin policy. Its legit hot (yes!). Its legit amazing. And its all natural. Its one of those jars you need in your refrigerator to spice up lackluster meals (visualize dipping coconut shrimp or topping grilled salmon) and slather on cream cheese and crackers at a moments notice. Thanks to our farmers for growing these beauties. Were pretty sure we did them justice. Ingredients: Czech Black peppers, heritage apples, quince, organic cane sugar, organic lemon juice, organic apple cider vinegar

Orchard Apricot: Recently named a 2023 Good Food Award Winner! Our Apricot jam is made in the French confiture style, made with the most delicious, naturally grown apricots that warm central Washington sun can provide. We pair them with organic unrefined cane sugar, organic lemon for balance, and their own kernels for nuance and a hint of almond flavor. Ingredients: Smallwood Farms apricots, organic cane sugar, organic lemon juice, apricot kernels

Island Plum: Featured in Saveur Magazine’s Summer Growers Issue, Orcas Islands beloved Italian Plums (Prune Alley, in the middle of town, used to be a country lane through an orchard of Italian prune trees) shine in this well-rounded preserve-accented with garden grown anise hyssop. Deep purple, rich, with just a hint of licorice. Try it lathered on toast, dolloped on dessert, or straight from the spoon. Our iconic interpretation of a classic.

Donut Peach w/ Lime:Our ‘Donut’ Peach with Lime Preserves – glorious heirloom Saturn peaches (aka ‘Donut’) grown meticulously & naturally by Smallwood Farms in Okanogan, Washington, shaped like a donut & accented with organic lime juice. Perfect with washed rind cheese or Pecorino, also perfect from the spoon. Summmmmmma in a jar.