Capsicum and Chilli Jam

“I love cook­ing – it’s prob­a­bly where I’m in my hap­pi­est cre­ative place. I don’t think I’ll ever make seri­ous money out of my pre­serves but I really value the friends I have and it’s my way of show­ing love.

I sup­pose I was influ­enced by my grand­mother who had a beau­ti­ful old farm­house. She was very gen­er­ous and would always give vis­i­tors fresh farm eggs and loads of veg­eta­bles before they left.

I remem­ber her kitchen and mas­sive pantry with two deep freezes and two fridges. The shelves were lined from wall to floor with bot­tles of jam and pick­les – there was a sense of bounty that I loved.”

Sylvia Buck­man, Bris­bane.