Jam!

Tuesday, July 27th, 2021

In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis invite you all to indulge your sweet teeth with the unexpected history of JAM! Which is all about WW2, rationing and the Women’s Institute (think Jam and Jerusalem); it’s also all about seventeenth century recipes, empire, sugar, colonial trade and slavery! Who knew!

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