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Bright with the flavors of berries and stonefruit, Old Bachelor's Jam<\/strong> is like summer in a bottle. This old-world, fruit-infused liqueur is one of the easiest recipes you can make. When the cold of winter sets in, opening up a bottle of this sweet, fruity liqueur brings back all the memories and flavors of summer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bachelor's jam is an old-world liqueur made by soaking summer fruit in brandy and sugar. As cherries, berries, peaches, and plums steep in the brandy over several months, they infuse the brandy with their flavor. The result is a sweet, fruit-forward liqueur that's equally delicious served on the rocks as it is spooned over ice cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More a technique than a recipe, bachelor's jam is rooted in old French food preservation. In France, the drink is known as Liqueur de View Gar\u00e7on<\/em>. Before the advent of refrigeration, people relied on other food preservation techniques that don't require cold temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about how you might use salt to ferment vegetables, sugar to make jam, or vinegar to make pickles. One popular method was to soak the fruit in hard alcohol, such as brandy, vodka, or rum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's how thrifty cooks made classics such as brandied cherries<\/a> and noyaux<\/a>. And bachelor's jam is just a riff on that same concept. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What's in it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bachelor's jam contains three basic ingredients: fruit, sugar, and hard alcohol. You can use just about any summer fruit you like. Berries and stonefruit are particularly good options, and some of the best jam is made by adding fruit to the pot as it comes into season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n