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Month: October 2017

  • Discoveries at the Jungle: Sarantis Preserves From Greece and Livada Preserves from Romania

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    While we might have simplified the theme this month to just jams and jellies, we’re really talking about the whole world of fruit preserves, which encompasses jams, jellies, chutney, curds, spreads, and more! Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits, vegetables, and sugars that are canned or sealed for long term use. The different styles of ingredients, fruits, and vegetables in preserves determines which category they fall under.

    The origin of fruit preserves are a little cloudy.

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  • It’s Oh So Quiet

    • Posted: 10/9/2017
    • Categories: Wine
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    Love is weird.  It’s a discovery, a revelation that you don’t necessarily see coming.  It’s as if you are walking down the street, then you turn a corner, and POW!  You just walk right into it.  It’s disorienting, a state of constant befuddlement while you stumble around through your day as if you had drank far too much the night before, and the hangover doesn’t come.  

    At least, not right away.

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  • Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)

    • Posted: 10/8/2017
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    The first time I ever sang in front of my work peers, it was back in maybe 1992, 1993, when I lived in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  My band was called StepChild, and we had been suffering through a stint at a small club on Highway 17 called Crawdaddy’s.  We had a makeshift P.A. that our soundman struggled with the previous night, and this particular evening, his MacGyver impersonations were failing at every turn.  We had played there a few weeks before with a different soundman and better gear,

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  • Walkin’ Through The Park And Reminiscing

    • Posted: 10/7/2017
    • Categories: Wine
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    In another lifetime, in a galaxy far, far away, I used to write a wine blog called, “Under The Grape Tree.”  This overt outlet for all my writing urges was a blog I maintained from 2008 until 2014, rather religiously, averaging something like 300 posts a year.  Most of the entries were brief due to my short-attention span and desperate need to create something, anything, and it had this sort-of weird following that never ceased to surprise me.

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  • Organic and Delicious Halloween Candy Available in Natural Foods!

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    Just because we’re entering into the Candy Overload portion of the year, doesn’t mean you can’t make some healthy decisions for you and your children. This year, the Natural Foods Department at both Jungle Jim’s locations is happy to offer a wide variety of natural and organic options to please even the most ardent candy connoisseur. Check out a few of the candies we have in stock to help make your Halloween and upcoming holidays a little healthier. Read article

  • Caramore – Chocolate, Caramel… Cheese?

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    ​This incredible cheese is the brother of the weirdly popular Gjetost (Norwegian brown cheese). Gjetost is already the the nearest thing to “cheese fudge,” but Caramore takes it a step further and brings in a nice punch of chocolate flavor to the mix. It’s only been available in the market since 2016 and has pleasantly surprised everyone how has tried it. 

    The weird part? There is no chocolate or caramel added to this.

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  • The Olive Pit 101 – “Advanced” Olives

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    Now that we’ve talked about what we consider to be “beginner” and “intermediate” olives, let’s talk advanced, you know, olives that are on the bolder side. 

    ​​If you like bold, salty, and pungent then you will love the Moroccan. This olive is salt cured, which means it’s placed in a vat of salt, making this is one of our saltiest and most intense olives.  

    ​If you like green olives, try our Sicilian with Herb olive. Read article

  • Discoveries at the Jungle: Scandinavian Delight Fruit Spreads from Denmark and Schwartau Fruit Spreads from Germany

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    While we might have simplified the theme this month to just jams and jellies, we’re really talking about the whole world of fruit preserves, which encompasses jams, jellies, chutney, curds, spreads, and more! Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits, vegetables, and sugars that are canned or sealed for long term use. The different styles of ingredients, fruits, and vegetables in preserves determines which category they fall under.

    The origin of fruit preserves are a little cloudy.

    Read article

  • Discoveries at the Jungle D’arbo Fruit Spreads from Austria and Wilkin and Sons Conserves from England

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    While we might have simplified the theme this month to just jams and jellies, we’re really talking about the whole world of fruit preserves, which encompasses jams, jellies, chutney, curds, spreads, and more! Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits, vegetables, and sugars that are canned or sealed for long term use. The different styles of ingredients, fruits, and vegetables in preserves determines which category they fall under.

    The origin of fruit preserves are a little cloudy.

    Read article

  • Take a Chill Pill! Check Out the Gnarly Candy of the 80’s

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    ​Still made in Erlanger, Kentucky, Airheads floated onto the scene in 1985. These crazy candies come in cherry, grape, blue raspberry, orange, white mystery, green apple, pink lemonade, and watermelon. Not only do they taste totally rad – they also are great for making fun, edible crafts. Thanks to baseball pitchers Rob Nelson and Jim Bouton, Big League Chew has been a ballpark staple since 1980. Designed as an alternative to chewing tobacco, Big League Chew is now manufactured by Ford Gum. Read article
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