I know, I know. I really need to stop with the apricot jam. But just bear with me once more… I have to show you these pictures: they’re just too adorable to keep to myself.
The house here in Paziols has room to sleep quite a few: we were 23 for the first session. However, we also have kids come from Monday-Friday, 9-5 for a centre aéré or day camp. The first day campers started coming a few days ago, and they immediately fell in love with their cooking atelier with Patricia. The first project? More jam.
The recipe here is a bit different: instead of Vitpris, the jam is made with equal parts (in weight) of fruit and special sugar for making jam. This way, the girls get to mix a lot more, as the fruit essentially needs to be macerated with the sugar before being cooked.
They copied down the recipe as the jam simmered on the stove top, making a drawing for each step so that they could recreate the French instructions later at home.
I think their favorite step was number 10: lécher la casserole (lick the pot).
Next up… watch the girls make croque monsieur!
(Yes… I’m finally done with the apricots. In any case, the season is almost over… and I think I’ve had my fill.)
