I am hopeful that somebody in South Africa might be a subscriber to
this newsgroup.

For those of us in the UK who lived through the war we nearly all
remember the wonderful melon and lemon jam that came in tins from South
Africain in food parcels. They must have been widely distributed - I
was a schoolboy in London whereas my wife was a schoolgirl in
Birmingham, yet we both have very fond memories of this superb jam.

The mysterious thing is that having given us all a taste for this jam
no exporter ever followed it up after the war. In fact, we have never
seen it since (and for many of us it would be a wonderful trip down
memory lane).

We have always been interested to know whether it is a jam that is
still known in South Africa - or was it truly a 'one off' memorable
occasion.

Derek

> wrote in message
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>I am hopeful that somebody in South Africa might be a subscriber to
> this newsgroup.
>
> For those of us in the UK who lived through the war we nearly all
> remember the wonderful melon and lemon jam that came in tins from South
> Africain in food parcels. They must have been widely distributed - I
> was a schoolboy in London whereas my wife was a schoolgirl in
> Birmingham, yet we both have very fond memories of this superb jam.
>
> The mysterious thing is that having given us all a taste for this jam
> no exporter ever followed it up after the war. In fact, we have never
> seen it since (and for many of us it would be a wonderful trip down
> memory lane).
>
> We have always been interested to know whether it is a jam that is
> still known in South Africa - or was it truly a 'one off' memorable
> occasion.
>
> Derek
>

Looks like it's a known thing...I googled "melon jam" and "south africa" and
came up with some neat hits (like diaries of WWI vets that mention these
tins).

Not sure if you're looking to purchase or make.

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22me...tart=10&sa =N

> wrote in message
ups.com...
> I am hopeful that somebody in South Africa might be a subscriber to
> this newsgroup.
>
> For those of us in the UK who lived through the war we nearly all
> remember the wonderful melon and lemon jam that came in tins from South
> Africain in food parcels. They must have been widely distributed - I
> was a schoolboy in London whereas my wife was a schoolgirl in
> Birmingham, yet we both have very fond memories of this superb jam.
>
> The mysterious thing is that having given us all a taste for this jam
> no exporter ever followed it up after the war. In fact, we have never
> seen it since (and for many of us it would be a wonderful trip down
> memory lane).
>
> We have always been interested to know whether it is a jam that is
> still known in South Africa - or was it truly a 'one off' memorable
> occasion.

The one I remember is melon and ginger jam:

http://tinyurl.com/6v25h

and here's a recipe for melon and ginger jam that also contains lemon.

Good luck!

Scharone

"Scharone" > wrote in message
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> > wrote in message
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> and here's a recipe for melon and ginger jam that also contains lemon.

Here is is:

http://www.bbfarmstay.com.au/benbellen/melonginger.html

> Good luck!
>
> Scharone
>
>