Welcome to Jacquie's Jamming!
Home of the best homemade jams, chutneys and marmalades to be found anywhere! Enjoy our site, and when you are in the southwest Florida area, please come "sit a spell" and sample our delicious selections. Click on the storefront image below for an interactive map and directions to Jacquie's studio and kitchen. Many thanks to Laurie Falco, for the wonderful photos she took for this web site. Also thanks to Ritchey's Produce in Naples for supplying us tropical fruit when we needed it the most!
"A TASTE OF THE TROPICS"
Mango
Did you know that Mangos were cultivated over 6000 years ago? They were of the same importance in Asia then as apples are today in Europe & North America .
There are more than 100 varieties growing in Florida alone. However, and unfortunately, the season is short, which makes them all the more special. They are deliciously sweet and full of vitamins A & C. It is no wonder that they are called "The King of Fruit."
Jacquie's Jamming takes full advantage of the Mango's wonderful flavor to enrich her Jam & Chutney.
The Jam needs very little of anything else other than the fruit itself, even sugar. It is sweet enough on it's own, and, if you are not too proud, can be eaten out of the pot with a spoon by Damselles & Dowagers alike! See the Recipes page.
The Chutney. Fruit, mainly Mangos, & a variety of spices and raisins, cooked with vinegar & sugar is a condiment which was originally created by the British to accompany Indian curries. It does not have to be peppery hot, although it often is. Now-a-days this exotic creation is used in many different ways to glaze roast or BBQ chicken or roast pork, grilled salmon, crab cakes or shrimps, or just crackers & cream cheese with a dab of Chutney at cocktail time.
Calomondine
This versatile citrus fruit was originally introduced to Europe by Marco Polo. Then, in the 1640's, it was brought to the Americas by Ponce de Leon. It is abundant in South West Florida, but mainly as an ornamental tree in private gardens and is not commercially grown.
The fruit looks and feels just like a small orange, about the size of a golf ball, but tastes like a lime. The Caloosa Indians used to dig out the middle of the fruit and substitute honey to offer to their Guests of Honor.
Jacquie uses this exotic fruit to it's maximum in a Spectacular Marmalade, full of zest and flavor, and can be tasted not just on hot toasted English muffins, but a variety of chef's delights, including "Duck a la Calomondine!"
