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Preserves & Jams

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Jams, marmalades, and preserved fruit — traditional ways to capture the season's harvest for winter.

A jar of golden melon preserve with a wooden spoon, warm kitchen light
preserves jams

Slow-Cooked Melon Preserve

A fragrant, golden melon preserve slow-cooked with sugar until thick and spreadable, updated with a food processor and safe modern canning steps.

Total time: 95 min
Servings: 3 (250ml) jars
Jars of dark, thick mixed fruit pekmez cooling on a wooden counter
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Mixed Fruit and Green Tomato Pekmez

A thick, slow-simmered fruit butter made from grapes, plums, apples, and unripe tomatoes, sweetened lightly and scented with vanilla.

Total time: 235 min
Servings: 15-16 jars (400ml each)
Sealed jar of whole blackberries in syrup with visible whole cloves
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Preserved Blackberry Compote

Whole blackberries preserved in a light clove-infused sugar syrup, sealed in jars using a modern boiling water bath method.

Total time: 65 min
Servings: 6
A jar of dark, glossy fig jam studded with chopped nuts, spoon resting beside it
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Fig Jam with Almonds or Walnuts

Ripe figs slowly reduced and sweetened, finished with vanilla sugar and finely chopped nuts for a rich, spoonable preserve.

Total time: 60 min
Servings: makes about 3-4 (250ml) jars
A jar of pale whipped apricot preserve with a parchment-tied lid, spoon resting beside it
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Whipped Apricot or Peach Preserve (No-Cook)

A silky, pale fruit spread made by whipping raw apricot or peach puree with sugar - no cooking required.

Total time: 65 min
Servings: 65
A jar of smooth amber carrot and apple jam with a vanilla pod resting beside it
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Carrot and Sour Apple Jam

Carrots and sour apples, simmered soft, puréed, and slowly cooked down with sugar and vanilla into a smooth, spreadable jam.

Total time: 110 min
Servings: 90
A large glass jar of fermented shredded cabbage with visible carrot rounds and caraway seeds, on a wooden surface with a whole cabbage head beside it
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Fermented Shredded Cabbage (Kiseli Kupus Ribanac)

Traditional lacto-fermented shredded cabbage with carrot, apple, and caraway seed — packed into a jar and left to ferment in its own brine for two weeks.

Total time: 40 min
Servings: 16
Glass jars of hollowed zucchini preserved in brine, set on a wooden shelf with a linen cloth and dried herbs
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Preserved Zucchini for Stuffing

Hollowed young zucchini preserved in salt brine with nigella seeds — a traditional Central European pantry staple for winter stuffed dishes.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 6 zucchini (1 jar)
A glass bottle of dark red sour cherry cordial with a small glass poured beside it, garnished with a cinnamon stick
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Spiced Sour Cherry Cordial

A slow-macerated sour cherry cordial flavored with cloves, cinnamon, and lemon peel, gently fermented in the sun and diluted to taste before serving.

Total time: 60 min
Servings: yields approx. 2-2.5 liters of cordial
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