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Classes

Blue Chair Fruit's jam and marmalade classes are taught by our owner and founder, Rachel Saunders. Our classes range from Jam Making 101 to more advanced classes focusing on the versatility of fruit, on how to keep and sharpen each fruit's special flavor, and on how the different elements of the process affect the end result. To sign up for classes, click here!

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Group Rates & Special Offers

Jam classes are more fun to take with your friends! If you sign up a group of four or more people for a single class, each of you will receive a beautiful Blue Chair Fruit apron, compliments of the Blue Chair Fruit Team!

We also do private classes for groups of 8 or more; when you book your private class, each of you will receive a free autographed copy of The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook! To arrange your class, please use the contact form at right. We look forward to seeing you!

Jam making 101

Jam Making 101

In this four-hour introductory class, Rachel will take you through the jam making process from start to finish. We will cook four different jams, two versions each of two different seasonal flavors, enabling you to understand some of the different factors affecting the finished product. The class starts with a jam tasting and discussion, then proceeds to the cooking process. Our goal will be to give you the skills you need to create your own basic jams at home... sign up here!

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Flavor Construction: Strawberry Jam

Strawberries make perhaps the most "basic" jam - yet they are also extremely versatile. In this 4-hour intermediate class, we will examine exactly what makes a great strawberry jam and how best to showcase this beloved fruit. Our goal will be to enable you to better understand the elements that go into a jam, both by looking at ways of incorporating outside flavorings (such as herbs and liqueurs) and by exploring how to combine the berries with secondary fruits... sign up here!