THIS WEEKEND!! PUCES POP!!

This weekend Preservation Society will be participating in Puces Pop for the first time!!
For those that don't know, Puces Pop is a huge craft fair full of delightful and excellent things.
Why would you miss it?

While you're there, please stop by. All the preserves listed on the sidebar will be available, as well as some baked goods. Come try out new confections like Rhubarb Jam with Rosemary and Rootbeer Jelly!

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June 4th & 5th, 11-6PM
St Enfant de Jesus Church (corner St-Joseph et St-Dominique)

Patisserie Rhubarbe

I have exciting news, friends! There's a new pastry shop in town, and though I admit I'm biased, I would hazard to say that it might just be the best in town.
Patisserie Rhubarbe is just south of Laurier on de Lanaudiere. The space is bright and very inviting-- you can sit down and have a tea or coffee (Cafe Union!) with your pastry, or take some to go. Right now my favorite offering there is the incredible cheesecake crowned with a bracing cloudberry compote.
AND... I'm happy to announce that Rhubarbe now stocks Preservation Society jams, marmalades, and jellies. As of Wednesday, November 17th, they will have in stock Lemon-Vanilla Bean Jelly, Peach Jam with Vanilla Bean, Rhubarb-Grapefruit Jam, Pink Grapefruit Marmalade, and Cranberry Butter.
Stop by and check it out! You will not be sorry.

Back in Business

Pardon my absence. It's been a busy, busy summer, and while I managed to fit some canning in there, I didn't quite get around to updating the site.
However! Preservation Society is back in business and everything is up to date. There are some exciting new flavours to try, like Black Raspberry Jam and Horseradish Pickled Jade Beans.
Unfortunately, the best way to order is still direct from me, although you will soon be able to find Preservation Society products in an exciting new locale! Stay tuned...
Everything costs $8.
Thanks for stopping by.

Two News Jams and a Reminder

Hey friends, just wanted to let you know that Preservation Society is always available for custom orders-- for gifts, favours for weddings or baby showers, personal hoarding... All different shapes and sizes of jars are available and flavours are only limited by the seasons and our (limitless!) imagination. Please contact me for details.

While I'm here, I should mention that there are two new flavours available. Gingery Caramel Apple Jam is the sassy sister of our classic Caramel Apple Jam, and Pear and Cranberry Jam w/ Lemon Zest is a toothsome preserve with a beautiful scarlet hue. Don't hesitate! Try them now!

Seville Orange Marmalade

Seville oranges are here again, much to the delight of any marmalade fanatics, myself certainly included.
So far I've produced two marmalades-- Classic Seville Orange Marmalade and Rich & Rummy Seville Marmalade. The former is just what it purports to be, a purists' marmalade, made using only seville oranges, sugar and lemon juice. The peel is thick-cut and the set is firm. It's bracing and sunshine-y and the perfect thing to wake up to.
What distiguishes the Rich & Rummy from its Classic counterpart is the substitution of half the sugar with dark brown sugar and a generous glug of dark rum to finish it off. The result is a richer, more mysterious preserve-- your nighttime marmalade, if you will. Although it's equally good on your morning toast, this is what I would use to fill crepes or to stir into cake batter, or just eat out of the jar in front of the open fridge in the middle of the night.
Act now! The sevilles aren't around for much longer...

Happy New Year

The Christmas madness has come and gone, and gladly there are still some jars of preserves left to brighten the winter months ahead. As much as we'd all like to deny it, there's still a lot of cold days and nights to come.
Happily, General 54 has decided to keep my preserves on the shelves past Christmas, so you can still pick up a jar there. Soon you should also be able to find Preservation Society wares at Dépanneur Le Pick Up! Stay tuned for that...
In the meantime, though, I will now DELIVER preserves! Just email you order (everything is currently $8/jar), and as long as you live in Mile End, Little Italy, the Plateau, or thereabouts, I will bring it to you as fast as I can. Now that's a deal, folks. Not to be missed.
And please check back soon for new flavours-- the citrus season is just about to kick in full force. I am very much looking forward to Sevilles, but there are also Cara Cara oranges, blood oranges, kumquats... It's too exciting. So don't be a stranger. Your morning toast needs me.

Cranberry-Apple Butter

I like traditional apple butter as much as the next guy, but when I was at the market the other day, I realized I hadn't done anything with cranberries yet and that they would add a new dimension to an old standard. I decided not to use any spices to let the tart flavour of the cranberries shine through. I used half Spartan and half Lobo apples from Rougemont and beautiful fresh cranberries from Saint-Louis-de-Blanford, simmering them in unpasteurized local apple cider. The resulting preserve is pure, clean apple and cranberry flavour with a beautiful scarlet colour. So autumnal!