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Rare Bird Preserves
River Forest, IL
Every jar of Rare Bird Preserves is handmade in small batches, and thoughtfully crafted in the French tradition, with only the freshest seasonal fruit and their own naturally extracted pectin. They take care to obtain only the highest quality ingredients, and their fruit sometimes come to the kitchen still warm from the sun, having been picked only hours earlier. They craft their preserves in copper pots, and while their approach is traditional, their flavors are not. Blending seasonal fruits with herbs, chocolates and other distinctive ingredients produces deliciously unique spreads, and you will taste the difference.
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Curd & Jam Trio
Reviews for
Curd & Jam Trio
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Curd & Jam
Absolutely delicious. All of them. Passion fruit is my favorite, and my husband loves the strawberry rhubarb. I have so many ideas how to use these. I thought BlackBerry lime odd at first, but yum!! Thank you!
Yummy
Nice collection of flavors and sizes! My mother loves the lemon! Again a product that delivers what was described!
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