LET'S SPEAK ABOUT SUGAR

With the evolution of the knowledge, some consumers are more exigent and prefer the safest food. In term of no contamination with chemical products but also in term of quantity of calories. More informed about the risks of diseases or their own diseases, they adjust their diet and choose attentively what they eat. After all, as it is said in France:" We dig our grave with our fork!"

Jams are sometimes rejected by consumers because they content sugar. If this is understandable by diabetic people, it is not a good idea from people who have not this type of health problem. On the opposite, the sugar is the necessary source of energy needed by the body, especially for kids.

What should be important is the source of the sugar. I think everybody knows sugar in fruits has better qualities than the same sugar in  the plastic bag of the grocery. It brings with it minerals, vitamins, and many other organic components useful for the body.

Our extra quality jams contain around 65% of fruits, so, a large quantity of the sugar in the jar is coming from the fruit.

Second point is of course the quantity of sugar per day. Remember one teaspoon of jam is around 3g of sugar and one can of Coke, 40 g. Choice is yours!

BREAKING NEWS 
A new outlet for the Lola's garden jam since the 13th of January 2011, THE DELI SHOP, 21th Lacson Street.

We are proud, first the management of Bob's continues to trust us and then to join so many high quality imported foods. As French citizen, it will be hard to resist during each visit to the German charcuterie, the French cheeses or the Italian pizza cooked with wood fire! Our jams are really in great company.

The weekly recipe: the jam omelet 
Break 9 eggs in a bowl and mix lightly with a fork with a pinch of salt. Put a nut of butter  in a fry pan, let melt and pour the beaten eggs. When the omelet is dry outside and "slobbery" in the middle, spread the jam in the middle. Close the omelet with the jam inside. Eat hot.

The question of the week:

What is the best sugar for jam?

Difficult question: the answer depends what side you are, producer or consumer. Most of the producers recommend white sugar because it preserves the color of the jam. Sometimes, commercial white sugar includes pectin to guarantee a good jellification.  Because of the very low level of impurities the jellification is also stronger. The counterpart is the refining of the sugar is a chemical process and the result is the "...Refined sugar contains no fiber, no minerals, no proteins, no fats, no enzymes, only empty calories." (http://macrobiotics.co.uk/sugar.htm).

The washed/brown sugar, the muscavado, the molasses are not recommended by producers because color impurities and taste modify the color, the taste of the fruit and the texture of the jam. look at the difference between the result of a modern technique, respecting the color of the fruit, to make strawberry jam and the one you can buy along the road climbing to Baguio.

The worst result, in term of appearance, is obtained with muscavado and molasses which give a very ugly uniform brown color to any kind of fruit jam. Furthermore, the light and delicate aroma of some fruits is totally destroyed.

However, as brown sugar is less treated than white sugar, some consumers prefer jam made with non-refined sugar. Compromise is often necessary to satisfy (partially) every body. The use of a light brown sugar allow to avoid, partially, the "dark side" of the white sugar and do not modify too much the aspect of light colored fruits. It is probably the best home production choice in this times where appearances seems more important than the reality.

 Available this week (bottles 300g, 8oz):

CLASSICAL JAMS
Guyabano-calamansi              130P

Jackfruit                                   130P

Pomelo-orange                        130P

Papaya-Buko                           130P
Breadfruit                                130P (available in few stores)

Tomato-apple                          150P

Watermelon                             140P

ACCOMPANIMENT NOT SPICY
Batwan                                     140P
Kalumpit, (Sarali)                   150P

SPICY JAMS

Chili                                          180P

Ginger                                      150P

Green mango (Chutney)        180P

Sweet pepper                          180P

     Minimum order for home delivery: 6 bottles mixed,

     Free delivery in Bacolod (payment at the delivery)

NOTE: this prices are not applied in local selling places

Send your remarks and orders to:

lolasgardenjam@gmail.com
or Text: 0919 3555 424