Texture: viscous jelly with globules that I initially thought were blackcurrants but instead were coagulated balls of jams
Colour: purple maroon
Taste: liquefied pine trees with a hint of raspberry
Sweetness: 9/10
Calories: 52 calories/tablespoon

Honestly, I would give this a 10/10 for sweetness if I weren’t so convinced that there’s a jam out there that is sweeter.  Heck, right now, for the few fractions of a spoonful left in the jar, I have bread on standby to save me from a saccharine coma.  That’s how scared I am of the sweetness.  The tart of the blackcurrant shines through, though it is as if it is through a sugar-coated fog.

Apparently blackcurrants have a lot of vitamin C, making them a good northern European replacement if oranges aren’t available.  At least I am safe from scurvy now.

My partner asked that I make this a literary jam blog.  He suggested that I keep track of what I read while eating these jams.  This time it’s Tom Robbins’ Skinny Legs and All.  I don’t get it.  Two friends recommended Robbins so I am trudging through in the hopes that I’ll see what they see in it.