James Cox, pictured above has been in farming for as long as he can remember. "I can't imagine another life," he said. At the local farmer's market, he sells his homemade preserves and pickles. From him, I bought some of the best jam I have ever had in my life. Surprisingly, it was sweet potato jam. I would have never imagined that sweet potatoes could make such an awesome jam, but he did it. That particular jam was his own creation. Furthermore, I also bought bread and butter pickles from him. Bread and butter pickles are my personal favorite, and his did not disappoint. They were delicious. The recipe used for those pickles were his great-grandmother's; it dates back to the late 1800's. Personally, I adore home creations such as these. I adore recipes that have traveled down the generations. They are a source of familial connection, even between producer and consumer.
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