The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook

Rachel Saunders's The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook, now available in paperback, is the definitive jam and marmalade cookbook of the 21st century approaching the nostalgic preserving kitchen with a modern, sustainable eye. In addition to offering more than 100 original jam, jelly, and marmalade recipes, master jam artisan Rachel Saunders shares all of her technical preserving knowledge, as well as her unique jam maker's perspective on fruit.
 

Rachel Saunders, founder of the Bay Area's artisanal jam company Blue Chair Fruit, delivers her sustainable approach for creating fresh and vividly flavored preserves at home. The recipes are divided into chapters based on the seasons, and each chapter is organized by month and type of fruit. Sample recipes include Strawberry-Marsala Jam with Rosemary, Italian Lemon Marmalade, and Early Girl Tomato Jam.

More than 100 stunning photographs by Sara Remington illustrate each part of the preserving process--from the different stages of cooking to testing for doneness to the final canning stage. Each recipe includes an approximate yield and a suggested shelf life, in addition to details on recommended equipment, including Rachel's beloved copper jam pot. The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook gives all measurements by weight rather than volume, making it the most exact and reliable American jam book on the market. More than 20 recipe variations are provided, along with detailed information about common and rare fruits, hybrid varieties, and flavor combinations. Nothing is left to chance or overlooked; Rachel explains every aspect of jam and marmalade making in step-by-step detail. The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook is a one-of-a-kind, must-have resource for home and professional cooks alike.

Rachel Saunders operated Blue Chair Fruit Company, a jam company specializing in sustainably farmed fruits of the San Francisco Bay Area, from 2008 to 2017. She is the author of two additional books, Blue Chair Cooks with Jam & Marmalade and I Love Jam. Rachel regularly teaches jam- and marmalade-making classes in the Bay Area and Seattle and also offers an online class, Jam & Marmalade the Blue Chair Way. A native of New York state, she studied France and the French language at Smith College and La Sorbonne-Paris IV. Rachel lives with her husband in Oakland, California.