Jam food photography

Finding the elusive Damson plum in the wild (aka the farmers' market) is like hitting the culinary jackpot. I somehow stumbled across the diminutive fruit two years ago, where I made a batch of what is still one of my favorite jams. It was a complete fluke that I saw the fruit that first time,

Use up your almost over-the-hill favorite strawberries, raspberries and blueberries for the sweetest homemade jam that cooks in just 20 minutes.

But what exactly makes it so bonne?

Homemade citrus orange jam on toast over wooden table