Strawberry Jam Quotes

“In the kitchen, she made passionflower tea, turning the jar of loose leaves in her hand while a teaspoon's worth steeped in her mug. The tea was local, made from an herb that rarely grew in New England but did on Quinnipeague. A natural sedative, passionflower was another of Cecily Cole's gems.
The tea was still steeping when she decided she was hungry. On impulse, she took a jar of strawberry jam from the cupboard. It, too, was local, put up the fall before by one of the island women. Unscrewing the lid, she pried a layer of wax from the top and, taking a spoon, sampled it straight from the jar. She closed her eyes, isolating the sense of taste for the greatest enjoyment. Strawberries... and vanilla? Eyes popping open, she peered into the glass until she spotted the bean among the berries. A single bean. No surprise there. Vanilla beans came from a variety of orchid that had no business growing up on Quinnipeague, but did. Not only was the flower a more vivid yellow than elsewhere, but the bean was potent.”
― Barbara Delinsky, Sweet Salt Air

“Tilting their heads over the pot, they sniffed the almost buttery sweetness of the jam.
"One final touch to make it perfect," her grandmother said, pulling a little brown glass jar out of a cupboard. "The trick to the perfect strawberry jam is a teaspoon of rosewater."
The heady scent of roses wafted through the kitchen.”
― Nadia El-Fassi, Love at First Fright