6 Reasons We Love Jelly
Waiting-List Jam
Velvety and intense, Jam is simply the best jam we’ve ever tasted. Only 100 jars of this apricot spread are sold each year ($8 for 8 oz; welovejam.com).
Chewy Candies
Gummy worms have some new competition: Thames & Kosmos’s Candy Factory kit—with plastic molds, a thermometer and recipes—lets kids make adorable dolphins, dinosaurs, bats and more out of fruit juice and gelatin ($40; thamesandkosmos.com).
Marmalade Sour
Cocktail Trend
Recipe: Marmalade Sour
Ubiquitous on morning toast, fruit preserves have a new nighttime role as a cocktail ingredient. Jamie Boudreau, of just-opened Vessel in Seattle, incorporates orange-and-grapefruit marmalade into his Marmalade Sour. "The marmalade adds sweetness and tartness in one little go," he says. Boudreau’s next marmalade concoction: a cocktail made with ginger marmalade and rye.
