Christmas Extra Jam

In Alsace, Christmas is the biggest celebration of the year and is prepared well in advance, in particular by making Bredele and other sweets with the family. Fifty years ago, the emblematic fruit of this celebration was for us children the Clementine, because we only ate it at that time. Even today, on the Alsatian Christmas table, in addition to the yule log, whether iced or not, served for dessert, there will always be a Bredele platter and a cup of clementines. This is why, at Confitures du Climont, we wanted to invent a recipe for Christmas jam that is representative of the customs of our region: it brings together clementine, fir in the form of fir liqueur from the neighboring Nusbaumer distillery, and angelica by adding candied angelica. Our jams are made in Alsace, with fruit and sugar only, without gelling agents or preservatives. The second generation perpetuates the tradition of a simple and authentic jam, cooked in century-old copper cauldrons, using a unique computer-assisted process, which adjusts the amount of sugar added according to the sugar already present in the fruit. This unique know-how has enabled Confitures du Climont to obtain the French State label "Living heritage company, the excellence of French know-how".