That is disappointing. If it is in your title, at least make it important to the story. That being said, there really isn't a lot to making jam. It is basically boiling a bunch of fruit and sugar together until it sets once it cools. I feel like a more complex culinary practice like baking bread or brewing would provide more material to work with.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You could try spice things up with pine cone jam

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

TIL that pine cone jam is a thing. I have seen a lot of different jams/jellies in my years, but that is a new one for me. It looks kind of wild.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is that real or is that a internet meme thing?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Totally a real thing. Apparently it is a type of preserve called Varenye. The pine cone version comes specifically from regions in Siberia which actually makes a lot of sense. About the only plant that has historically grown in abundance across the Siberian taiga are conifer trees. It is no wonder that humans figured out some way to eat them (you can also make tea from the needles). Here is a recipe I found that modifies it a bit from the original to make it more palatable.

Don't you wish all this was in the LN you read? The world of jam making is richer and fuller than I had thought!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Don’t you wish all this was in the LN you read? The world of jam making is richer and fuller than I had thought!

It’s at least more interesting than what I’ve actually got to read in the LN.