Apricot Yarrow Plum Elderflower Jam

An apricot forward preserve with the yarrow nosing up the tangy qualities of fruit. The elderflower is a background flavor giving roundness to the peppery yarrow flavor.

This is my favorite flavor to come out of the 2018 season of flavor experiments. It’s elegant, light, and approachable in flavor; beautiful with fresh bloomy rind cheeses and makes a wonderful cocktail mixer.

I have been wanting to make a flavor with yarrow for years. As a child enthralled by herbal medicine, I quickly learned that yarrow helps with so many ailments. I didn’t realize for another decade, that yarrow grew in so many colors.

In our herb gardens, yarrow is almost an invasive as it readily spreads in our sandy soil.

This honey sweetened jam is made with: apricot, plum, honey, lemon juice, yarrow, elderflowers.