My mum loves bread, and she loves butter and jam on it. We make healthful jam in my mum’s house. She’s just made a huge, huge batch of easy-to-do jammy marmalade about 2 weeks back. And our family loves coconut jam which is called “Kaya”  which uses a simple combo of coconut milk, brown sugar, pinch of salt and an egg.  So you see, there’s no preservatives involved.

I love Egyptian and Iranian dates

While I looked at the bottles of Marmalade jams my mum packed away to be given as gifts, I realise, there’s actually a healthier alternative to my mum’s super duper no preservatives jam. Raw, full of enzymes, fruit jam is what I recommend.

It’s so easy to do, and you don’t need a lot of fruit, just sulphite-free preservative dried fruits.

Just take a handful of dried fruits (I like sweet chewy dried mangos, dried apricots are great as well), soak in a bit of water overnight. Some of you may like to soak dried stone fruit in brandy or some other hoo hoo hoo alcoholic liquid, well, you can. Just let me turn away for a minute while you do that. Done? Ok. Then, whizz it in your mini blender with a little of the water you used to soak the fruit in. Add honey or some raw syrup of your choice to taste. That’s it. So simple and full of all the enzyme goodness not destroyed by heat.

Now, there’s actually all sorts of dried fruits sold. Most of the unusual ones are sold in exotic shops. Dried mangos can be found at Indian stores. Sweet whole dried oranges can be found at Chinese Medicine shops.  Luscious dates are imported from the Middle East. Just be sure to ask if it’s been preserved with sulfur dioxide. Sulfur dioxide has been used since the Greek and Roman times. However, this preservative has been known to cause problems for people who are prone to asthma so naturally dried fruit is still the best way to go. If you want raw dried fruits, not those that are dried in high heat, look for the word “dehydrated”. Look for the words “organic”, “preservative free” and “sulphite free” as well.

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