Beach Plum Jam
★★★★★4.7 (3)Read reviewsWild beach plums from the dunes, cooked down in small copper pots. Tart first, floral after.
The story
Beach plums grow wild in the dunes along the Cape Cod National Seashore, and for about two weeks every September we pick them by hand. They cook down in small copper pots with a little cane sugar and nothing else — the fruit carries all the pectin it needs. The jam comes out tart, faintly floral, and a little stubborn, the way the fruit is. Good on toast, better on a cheese board.
Reviews
- ★★★★★Tastes like September on the Cape
“I grew up picking beach plums with my grandmother and this is the only jar that tastes the way I remember. Tart, not too sweet. I keep three in the cupboard at all times.”
Marguerite D.· Wellfleet, MAVerified buyer - ★★★★★Worth every penny
“Put it on a cheese board at a dinner party and three people asked where to buy it. I went back the next morning and ordered four more jars.”
Tom B.· Brooklyn, NYVerified buyer - ★★★★★
“Lovely and bright. Smaller jar than I expected, but the flavor is so concentrated a little goes a long way.”
Priya R.· Cambridge, MAVerified buyer
