375474 Tue Feb 27 11:19:55 -0800 2007 12 2 Los Angeles Area 0 2334073 I want to fill between the layers my chcolate rapberry porter and walnut cake with a really good rasperry jam. What are my options? Tue Feb 27 11:19:55 -0800 2007 11201 Diana 1 2334459 Bonne Maman makes great jams and their raspberry is delicious. It's widely available so you should find it at the supermarket. Your cake sounds fabulous. If you don't mind sharing the recipe, I'd love to have it. Tue Feb 27 12:45:30 -0800 2007 2334073 51406 pellegrino31 2 2340461 I second the Bonne Maman rasberry jam...Their jams are always fantastic and the rasberry one is especially delicious. Wed Feb 28 23:50:46 -0800 2007 2334459 68446 gourmetgal1 1 2337296 D'arbo wild raspberry conserve, available at Cost Plus in Los Angeles. This Austrian company makes the best jams- full of flavour and not too sweet. Wed Feb 28 08:40:33 -0800 2007 2334073 57640 sally from LA 1 2337336 In a comparative tasting in the San Francisco Chronicle (by chefs) and in Cooks Illustrated...and in a private tasting here using 14 jars of jam...the winner of ALL three...was Smuckers!!! Really! It is the perfect balance of tart to sweet, a beautiful color with a great fragrance..it is now the only raspberry I buy! Wed Feb 28 08:49:06 -0800 2007 2334073 10485 ChowFun_derek 2 2340459 Really? How interesting...Was the private tasting w/ a group of chowhounds? Wed Feb 28 23:48:44 -0800 2007 2337336 10371 Carb Lover 3 2343269 Just me and Pssst!!! It was fun, and then we put some on her homemade scones! Thu Mar 01 16:12:35 -0800 2007 2340459 10485 ChowFun_derek 4 2343358 You and America's Test Kitchen, who blindtasted rasberry jams and said Smucker's is the king. Thu Mar 01 16:35:13 -0800 2007 2343269 15122 pizzafreak 5 2343819 The San Francisco Chronicle too! Thu Mar 01 19:22:45 -0800 2007 2343358 10485 ChowFun_derek 4 2343899 Fun--never thought to do a jam tasting but I would be into it! I usually buy Bonne Maman (if I don't have some of my mom's homemade socked away somewhere), but I grew up on Smuckers. Come to think of it, my in-laws have a big jar of raspberry Smuckers that looks like it's from Costco. It's pretty good, but the consistency is a little thin for me. Thu Mar 01 19:54:01 -0800 2007 2343269 10371 Carb Lover 1 2340462 Mountain Fruits in Chico, CA is by far the best (commercially available) raspberry preserves I have ever had. Profoundly tart and fresh tasting, I would never spend my own money on anything else. Wed Feb 28 23:52:13 -0800 2007 2334073 72925 ttriche 1 2340587 I recently found a good jam at a Tuesday Morning store ... Mere Poulard Confiture ... very good ... fruity not too sugary. Another resource i use is Beth's Farm Kitchen ... I found this jam at a farmer's market in NYC and have been ordering from them for years ... here's the website: http://www.bethsfarmkitchen.com/ Thu Mar 01 05:12:39 -0800 2007 2334073 64538 lilygirl 1 2341159 I'd go for Knott's. Thu Mar 01 08:33:35 -0800 2007 2334073 76226 Oh Robin