* . *
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Monday, July 7, 2025
Earth-News
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    Magicians and Battlebots light up Las Vegas entertainment scene – KSNV

    Magicians and Battlebots Take Las Vegas Entertainment by Storm

    Max-Matching Entertainments & Longhua District form partnership for new entertainment complex – Blooloop

    Max-Matching Entertainments and Longhua District Unite to Launch Thrilling New Entertainment Complex

    Kennedy Publishing, MGA Entertainment Launch Yummiland Magazine – License Global

    Kennedy Publishing, MGA Entertainment Launch Yummiland Magazine – License Global

    MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE 🙏 Veteran entertainment columnist and talent manager Lolit Solis has passed away. She was 78 years old. https://tinyurl.com/6kumarkx | LatestChika.com – Facebook

    Beloved Entertainment Icon Lolit Solis Passes Away at 78 – A Life Remembered with Love and Respect 🙏

    Neil Young Plays Rare Full-Band ‘Ambulance Blues’ With The Chrome Hearts – Yahoo

    Neil Young Stuns Fans with Rare Full-Band Performance of ‘Ambulance Blues’ Alongside The Chrome Hearts

    BTS Announce Their Big Return and Yes, They Already Have Some Major Plans in the Works – Yahoo

    BTS Announce Their Big Return and Yes, They Already Have Some Major Plans in the Works – Yahoo

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    Column: Teach kupuna new technology skills – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Empowering Kupuna: Unlocking New Technology Skills for a Connected Future

    EIFO invests $5 million in D3, the Ukraine-focused defence technology venture fund – sUAS News

    EIFO Pledges $5 Million to Supercharge Ukraine-Focused Defense Technology Fund

    New Technology for Water Efficiency and Working with Mexico on Screwworm – AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

    Revolutionary Water Efficiency Technology and Cross-Border Collaboration to Defeat Screwworm

    Environmental cognitive distance, R&D capability distance, and supply chain green technology innovation – Nature

    Bridging Gaps: How Environmental and R&D Differences Drive Green Technology Innovation in Supply Chains

    LG Innotek CEO Moon Hyuksoo: “Our Next-gen Substrate Technology Will Change the Industry Paradigm” – TechPowerUp

    LG Innotek CEO Moon Hyuksoo: “Our Next-Gen Substrate Technology Will Revolutionize the Industry” Revolutionizing the Future: LG Innotek’s CEO Unveils Game-Changing Next-Gen Substrate Technology

    Inspira Technologies Secures Landmark $22.5M Deal: Major Revenue Breakthrough After FDA Clearance – Stock Titan

    Inspira Technologies Secures Landmark $22.5M Deal: Major Revenue Breakthrough After FDA Clearance – Stock Titan

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    Magicians and Battlebots light up Las Vegas entertainment scene – KSNV

    Magicians and Battlebots Take Las Vegas Entertainment by Storm

    Max-Matching Entertainments & Longhua District form partnership for new entertainment complex – Blooloop

    Max-Matching Entertainments and Longhua District Unite to Launch Thrilling New Entertainment Complex

    Kennedy Publishing, MGA Entertainment Launch Yummiland Magazine – License Global

    Kennedy Publishing, MGA Entertainment Launch Yummiland Magazine – License Global

    MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE 🙏 Veteran entertainment columnist and talent manager Lolit Solis has passed away. She was 78 years old. https://tinyurl.com/6kumarkx | LatestChika.com – Facebook

    Beloved Entertainment Icon Lolit Solis Passes Away at 78 – A Life Remembered with Love and Respect 🙏

    Neil Young Plays Rare Full-Band ‘Ambulance Blues’ With The Chrome Hearts – Yahoo

    Neil Young Stuns Fans with Rare Full-Band Performance of ‘Ambulance Blues’ Alongside The Chrome Hearts

    BTS Announce Their Big Return and Yes, They Already Have Some Major Plans in the Works – Yahoo

    BTS Announce Their Big Return and Yes, They Already Have Some Major Plans in the Works – Yahoo

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    Column: Teach kupuna new technology skills – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Empowering Kupuna: Unlocking New Technology Skills for a Connected Future

    EIFO invests $5 million in D3, the Ukraine-focused defence technology venture fund – sUAS News

    EIFO Pledges $5 Million to Supercharge Ukraine-Focused Defense Technology Fund

    New Technology for Water Efficiency and Working with Mexico on Screwworm – AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

    Revolutionary Water Efficiency Technology and Cross-Border Collaboration to Defeat Screwworm

    Environmental cognitive distance, R&D capability distance, and supply chain green technology innovation – Nature

    Bridging Gaps: How Environmental and R&D Differences Drive Green Technology Innovation in Supply Chains

    LG Innotek CEO Moon Hyuksoo: “Our Next-gen Substrate Technology Will Change the Industry Paradigm” – TechPowerUp

    LG Innotek CEO Moon Hyuksoo: “Our Next-Gen Substrate Technology Will Revolutionize the Industry” Revolutionizing the Future: LG Innotek’s CEO Unveils Game-Changing Next-Gen Substrate Technology

    Inspira Technologies Secures Landmark $22.5M Deal: Major Revenue Breakthrough After FDA Clearance – Stock Titan

    Inspira Technologies Secures Landmark $22.5M Deal: Major Revenue Breakthrough After FDA Clearance – Stock Titan

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
Earth-News
No Result
View All Result
Home Science

The short, sweet, and sticky history of jam

April 27, 2024
in Science
The short, sweet, and sticky history of jam
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A love potion, a digestive aid, an energy-giving snack, and a lavish royal treat. Jam has had many roles throughout history. At its core, jam is a condiment made from fruit, sugar, acid, and pectin. It’s closely related to—but not the same as—jellies (which are smoother) and preserves (which are chunkier). 

Today, jam is still a staple of the breakfast table. And while most of us might content ourselves with the homemade or store-bought variety, there are higher-end options, including Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s new strawberry jam, the first product of her American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand that she sent out to influencer friends last week in individually numbered pots, like an art print. 

Regardless of whether you are a jam devotee or not, jam’s evolution from a simple method used to preserve fruit through the seasons to a cherished treat beloved by royalty reveals a rich—and at times, not so-sweet—history. 

A potted history of jam

It’s tricky to pinpoint the precise origins of jam, as jam-like foods have existed for centuries. “Preservation using honey or sugar was a common method in ancient times,” says food historian Mary-Anne Boermans, author of Great British Bakes and Deja Food, and a Great British Bake Off finalist.

However, Boermans says the earliest known recipe for jam is in the ‘De Re Coquinaria’ (The Art of Cooking) by Apicius, which was written in the 4th Century C.E. at the height of the Roman Empire. It features quince mashed in honey, which is quite unlike the jam we buy today.  

Honey was widely used to preserve food—and particularly fruit—globally, food writer Sarah B. Hood points out in her book, Jam, Jelly and Marmalade: A Global History. Honey was cheap, easy to find, and had some natural antibacterial properties. 

But sugar makes better jam. Sugarcane is native to Southeast Asia and it wasn’t until sugarcane was introduced to Persia at some point between the 3rd and 6th Century C.E. that jam as we know it today was made for the first time. 

“If one nation might be suggested as the inventor of jam and marmalade, Sasanian Persia, cultivating sugar by the 6th century AD, makes a good candidate,” Hood writes.

How jam spread

Several centuries later, the Crusades spread the use of sugar in cooking to medieval Europe and Britain for the first time, creating exotic new ways of preserving fruit and creating sweet treats—if you could afford it. 

“Sugar was rare and expensive,” Boermans says. “So jam was the preserve of the rich and a status symbol.” 

Perhaps it is no surprise then that it became a royal condiment of choice. In the late 1600s,

 King Louis XIV of France showcased his jam as a luxury treat when serving guests at Versaille, with elaborate displays of jams and marmalades made from fruits grown in his private gardens. Another famous jam-loving royal was Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, after whom the Victoria sponge cake is named: it, of course, is layers of sweet sponge cake sandwiched together with strawberry jam. To this day, Buckingham Palace sells its own strawberry jam.

Beyond being a sweet treat, jam has had other purposes through history, too. Astrologer and seer Nostradamus penned a recipe for a “love jam” in his third book, the

 Traité des fardemens et confitures, or the ‘Treatise on Make-Up and Jam’ in 1555. He wrote that, if eaten by a woman, it would purportedly induce “a burning of her heart to perform the love act.”

To make this jam, you’d need mandrake apples, gratings from several minerals, and the blood of seven male sparrows. Food writer Hood notes other recipes for jams and marmalades that have been used medicinally throughout history, especially to treat digestive issues, too.

Sugar and the slave trade

Until the late 18th century, most people would have made jam-like preserves without sugar due to its vast expense.But the economics of jam changed as sugar became cheaper—a direct result of slave labor used in plantations byEuropean colonial powers in the Caribbean. 

“In many senses, jam is a colonial product—that’s where the sugar needed to make it originated,” says Rebecca Earle, a food historian, author and professor in the Department of History at the University of Warwick. The connection, she says, was originally made by historian Sidney Mintz, who pointed out that it was the unpaid labour of enslaved men and women that made sugar a staple rather than a luxury in the U.K.

“Working class people in the U.K. often ate sugar in the form of very sweet tea and bread spread with high-sugar and low-fruit jam,” Earle says. “In a sense, that was the fuel of the industrial revolution.” 

They may not have had many nutrients, but they had the calories needed to work. 

Status symbol

Today, you can buy jam in all sorts of varieties and flavors, from budget-friendly options to limited edition artisanal preserves a la Meghan. Jam is stuffed in doughnuts, spread on pastries, squashed between cookies, layered in desserts, and, of course, still served on kitchen tables and royal tables alike. 

Perhaps that combination of royal delicacy and home comforts is what drove Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to choose jam as her brand’s first product. 

While a luxury item, Meghan’s jam taps into this sentiment, blending royal tradition with the simple pleasures of home.

As Boermans says, “nothing quite captures feelings of nostalgia of childhood as bread and butter spread with jam.”

>>> Read full article>>>
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source : National Geographic – https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/history-of-jam-meghan-markle-lifestyle

Tags: scienceshortSweet
Previous Post

The week in climate policy: 4 updates you need to know

Next Post

Can vitamin D help fight cancer?

Intl forum on ecology opens with over 1,000 domestic and foreign guests – China Daily

Intl forum on ecology opens with over 1,000 domestic and foreign guests – China Daily

July 7, 2025
How New DNA Science Could Help More Families of the Missing – The New York Times

How New DNA Science Could Help More Families of the Missing – The New York Times

July 7, 2025
Letter | Dismissing science comes at a cost – thegazette.com

The High Cost of Ignoring Science

July 7, 2025
Hyatt Pushes Lifestyle Brands Into Asia Pacific Region – Luxury Travel Advisor

Hyatt Pushes Lifestyle Brands Into Asia Pacific Region – Luxury Travel Advisor

July 7, 2025
Kylian Mbappé’s stunning bicycle kick propels Real Madrid to win over Borussia Dortmund, and Club World Cup semifinals – CNN

Kylian Mbappé’s Spectacular Bicycle Kick Secures Real Madrid’s Victory Over Borussia Dortmund and Spot in Club World Cup Semifinals

July 7, 2025
Inside Iran’s war economy – The Economist

Inside the Secret Power Struggles Fueling Iran’s War Economy

July 7, 2025

Santa Cruz Shakespeare Launches Exciting New Monday Night Series

July 7, 2025
When it comes to vaccines, how are pediatricians restoring trust? – NPR

How Pediatricians Are Rebuilding Trust in Vaccines for Children

July 7, 2025
The battle to sway voters over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ begins – CNN

The battle to sway voters over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ begins – CNN

July 7, 2025
Column: Teach kupuna new technology skills – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Empowering Kupuna: Unlocking New Technology Skills for a Connected Future

July 6, 2025

Categories

Archives

July 2025
MTWTFSS
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031 
« Jun    
Earth-News.info

The Earth News is an independent English-language daily published Website from all around the World News

Browse by Category

  • Business (20,132)
  • Ecology (708)
  • Economy (733)
  • Entertainment (21,621)
  • General (15,750)
  • Health (9,771)
  • Lifestyle (738)
  • News (22,149)
  • People (734)
  • Politics (742)
  • Science (15,950)
  • Sports (21,232)
  • Technology (15,717)
  • World (714)

Recent News

Intl forum on ecology opens with over 1,000 domestic and foreign guests – China Daily

Intl forum on ecology opens with over 1,000 domestic and foreign guests – China Daily

July 7, 2025
How New DNA Science Could Help More Families of the Missing – The New York Times

How New DNA Science Could Help More Families of the Missing – The New York Times

July 7, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

Go to mobile version