In 1996 I set out on a special quest to rediscover some of the long lost jams & jellies of yesteryear. It took intense effort to regain the same qualities and unique taste of the heirloom favorites which now number 82. Here is a photograph of my old-fashioned cast-iron stove on which I make all of my jams and jellies. All of my jam's are fat free and contain only real sugar. You can now purchase any of my flavors, or my Cookbook (on parchment with tassle trim) by mail order. Check out my serving suggestions for some tasty ideas. Growing up in a small town, canning was something you learned at an early age.  Somewhere in today's world this has all been lost.  I was also guilty of this until I designed an herb garden. After reading a few books I discovered you could make jellies from them. Here is a photograph of me wearing my Sunday Victorian dress, with bustle of course, in front of the stove. I made them and put the pretty colored jars on a table in front of the house with a coffee can ( honor system ).  They started disappearing and the coffee can grew so more flavors were made. Then I sold them at church fairs still increasing my flavors, at each show someone would ask for a flavor I didn't have and I would tell them I'll work on that. They would then stop by my home to buy these new flavors.  That's when I officially got licensed by the town and the FDA.  I had to leave my waitress job because business grew.  Of course the diner I left still gets my homemade jams every morning, after all my loyal customers had to taste all the new flavors and give their approval before they went on the market. The Rochester Cafe and Bakery now serve only my homemade Jams, Jellies & Marmalades.  The New Bedford Whaling Museum Gift Shop sells my Jams.  In Wareham's Tihonet Village, Farmers' Market sell many of my Cranberry flavors. Customers are invited to wander through the gardens and enjoy the seating areas.  Spend some time and see where the fruit and herbs grow. The children, especially, love to visit the ponds and feed the fish.  The gardens have been a 3-year project that will never end.  The next project is a covered bridge with flowering vines over one of the ponds. [Menu]