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Friday’s French – marmelade, confiture & jam
I was recently told a very plausible and fascinating story about the origin of the word marmelade. The future Mary Queen of Scots was brought up in France, mostly in the Castle of Amboise just down the road from us. She was … Continue reading

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Tagged confiture in English, Friday's French, jam in French, origin of confiture, origin of jam, préservatif
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