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🪐 We know him primarily as an astrologer, famous for his prophecies, but did you know that Nostradamus was also the author of a famous treatise on jam? The year was 1555, and the book was an instant success! Its strange recipes, such as bugloss jam, which was said to ward off melancholy. These medicinal virtues are due to sugar. Brought back by the Crusaders in the 13th century, it was used to make these medicinal jams sold at a premium in apothecaries’ shops. At the time, fruit, vegetables and plants were preserved by transforming them into jams using sugar, honey or wine. For a long time, candied fruit, fruit jellies, marzipan and dragées were known as “jams”, only named “confectionery” in the 19th century. This luxury product finally found its way into every household when the extraction of sugar from beet made it much cheaper to produce. The jam tartine soon became the Proust’s madeleine of our childhood memories 😋
About L'Institut Bernardaud:
Because the French art of living is the envy of the world, what better way than with porcelain to introduce you to the teeming world of the table... Contribute with L'Institut Bernardaud to reenchanting this convivial and so precious moment of the meal by following our various workshops and conferences. A program with a creative approach and open to the world to live an exciting adventure at the crossroads of gastronomy, art, history or decoration.
