Jam, delicacy in a jar

Strawberry, mango, orange, papaya or carrot, tomato… almost all fruits and vegetables are allowed for making jams.

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By: Emmanuelle Bastide

3 min

Strawberry, mango, orange, papaya or carrot, tomato… almost all fruits and vegetables are allowed for making jams.

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Mixture based on sugar, jam is originally a technique for preserving the most fragile foods but on bread, in a donut or simply with a spoon, it is especially a pleasure for the sweet tooth.

Overview of artisanal recipes by specialists. 

With: 

Christine Ferber

, master pastry-confectioner, founder of 

Maison Ferber, based 

in the village of Niedermorschwihr in Alsace, department of eastern France.

Its jams are known and are exported internationally.

Author of 

Mes confitures 

(Editions Payot) 

Christelle Bassega,

 craftswoman and founder of

Henriette & Sergent

, a range of jams with original flavors reduced in added sugar.

Aissatou Faye

, producer of artisanal jams made from untreated local products, founder of 

Les Délices de Mbiné Mangouné

 in Toubab Dialaw, a small fishing village in Senegal.

Pineapple and ginger jam recipe by Christelle Bassega from

Henriette & Sergent

Ingredients for 2 jars 



1 ripe pineapple or 600 g of pulp 


300 g of sugar 


the juice of half a lemon 


5 g of ginger 



Preparation of the pineapple jam 



Preparation: 15 min 


Break: one night 


Cooking: 30 min 



• Peel your pineapple and cut it into pieces 


• Put the pieces in a Dutch oven and add the sugar, then the ginger cut into thin slices and the lemon juice. 


• Leave to macerate overnight. 


• The next day cook for about 30 minutes at a full boil. 


• Give a little giraffe blender or not, it's as you wish. 


• Then fill clean, sterilized jars. 


• Turn them over and let cool completely before eating.


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