V Smiley Preserves Cherry Fennel Sherry Jam
$10.00 / 2 oz Jar
- by V Smiley Preserves
- United States
One spoonful of Vermont-based V Smiley Preserves’ Cherry Fennel Sherry Jam and you’ll understand why it’s a Murray’s favorite. Tart, juicy sour cherries mingle with licorice notes from toasted fennel seeds, with a background of nuanced acidity from sherry vinegar. These not-too-sweet small-batch preserves get their sweetness from local honey rather than sugar. The result is complex yet balanced, a perfect complement to the sheep’s milk richness of Ossau-Iraty.
“This is my current favorite pairing to put on a cheese plate! It has so much more going on than the average jam, and it’s not too sweet—I love it with grassy Pyrénées Brebis.”
Sour Cherries, Honey, Apples, Lemon Juice, Pedro Ximenez Sherry Vinegar, Orange Zest, Toasted Fennel Seed
- V Smiley Preserves is a New Haven, VT operation named for founder V.
- V began making jams while working as a line cook in Seattle, then returned home to the farm in Vermont she grew up on and began revitalizing the land--now referred to as Lil To Do Farm--to produce fresh fruit.
- Along with her partner Amy and her mother Susan, she began to craft homemade jams and preserves using the farm’s offerings and local honey as a natural sweetener.
- V Smiley Preserves includes a wide array of uniquely flavored fruit jams and preserves that are all highly seasonal, as they’re crafted using what’s currently ripe or in bloom at the time.
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