Christmas morning, the toast is on, and somebody asks if there is anything more exciting than marmalade in the cupboard. There is now.
Mrs Darlington's A Very Merry Christmas Preserve is a festive jar from a family jam maker in Cheshire. It is the kind that turns up on a British Christmas breakfast table and gets scraped right down to the bottom by Boxing Day.
Hot buttered toast, a warm scone, or sitting beside the cheeseboard at the hour when everyone swears they could not eat another thing. They always do.
This is the UK jar, and it ships from within Canada.
Frequently asked questions about Mrs Darlington's Christmas Preserve
Q: How big is the jar?
A: It is a 340g jar, a good size for Christmas breakfasts across the holidays, provided nobody gets to it with a spoon first.
Q: Is it a good gift for someone who misses home?
A: Very much so. A Christmas jar from a British jam maker says a lot more than a card, and it travels well tucked into a hamper with some tea.
Q: What do people actually eat it with?
A: Toast and crumpets on Christmas morning, scones in the afternoon, and cheese and crackers on Boxing Day evening. It is not fussy.
More about Mrs Darlington's Christmas Preserve
The British cupboard has a jar for nearly every occasion, and Christmas gets its own. Seasonal preserves are a small, quiet tradition at home: they appear on the shelves once the decorations go up and are gone again soon after the new year.
If you grew up with a British Christmas, the breakfast table is half the memory. The paper hats are still on from the night before, the kettle is going, and there is a jar out that only comes out once a year. That is what people in Canada are after when they go looking for British Christmas food.
It is a standard 340g jar, which keeps happily in the cupboard until it is opened and then lives in the fridge like any other preserve. People spread it on toast and crumpets, spoon it onto scones, or put it out with cheese and crackers for the Boxing Day graze.
Mrs Darlington's is better known for its everyday jams, marmalades, curds and chutneys, so this sits nicely alongside them. It goes in a basket with a box of proper tea and some crumpets, as a Christmas gift for someone who misses home.
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No Added Colour or Preservatives
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The Christmas range lands from the UK in early November.
The day it arrives we unpack it, pack your order and send it on its way. Advent calendars go first, and everything reaches you within a few days wherever you are in Canada.
Order now and it has your name on it. The favourites go early every year. The people who leave it until December are the ones who miss out.
