World Jam Festival

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You may like to know how your entry is judged Every entry goes through the same criteria up to 10 points are given for taste up to ten points - set up to ten points - presentation - Please note in commercial entries these have to comply with all the rules set out by the food producers governing body and be written on the labels Entries that get 25 to 27 points will all be awarded a bronze certificate 28 /29 points will be for a silver certificate and 30 points will achieve gold In the Commercial section - The overall winner will have the chance to sell their produce at Newby Hall the following season .

It is decision time .... you have one month left to get your jars in for the 2025 awards . Need inspiration go to Anna Lupton - Pinterest account and look up the World Jam Festival ,there are even recipes to go with these too. You may be digging out your granny's favourite recipes .Sometimes the most straightforward recipes are the best. If you are not a jam maker - think jelly, marmalade or chutney, there are so many different preserves you can put in a jar .The question to be answered Is your jar the show stopper . There is so much fruit to choice from in this garden and the little tree has apricots on . There is a peach tree which I have been nurturing since the one and only peach was formed. We had a deluge of rain and it started to go mouldy so it was quickly get it off the tree and eat it so no peach jam going from here as reckon what was left would have make a very very small jar and probably boiled away in the making

. Well I think I am about up to date and all the certificates have been emailed out. Results are on the World Jam Festival facebook page - please like us and follow for updates along the way. And still in great debt to those who helped and made the day possible. It is quite true to say ask a busy person. To Andrew and Fran Pern who's hospitality went above and beyond - on the day and before , to Gilly Robinson for her judging expertise, to Chris Bentley for keeping me sane - well nearly and at last minute to Nancy Walker who guarded the jams and brought light to the day .To our sponsors Ceramic Creations To the many, many people who entered and of course Jack who had to put up with a lot . To Kevin from the Yorkshire Air Ambulance for coming. Thanks to Ella and Angela . Thank you to everyone else who I haven't mentioned who made it all possible Now Kevin also helped set up the banner for Newby Hall which leads me on to the next exciting bit of news. We are pleased to ann...