Recipe for Confiture de Vieux Garcons — Old Boys’ Jam

THIS delicious boozy way of preserving summer fruit is great fun to do, but it only works if you use really good quality fruit — preferably unsprayed — and spirit.

I use vodka but others favour rum or brandy. You need a large glass or earthenware pot, preferably with a wide mouth and a lid. Glass ones are on sale readily in France and a German rumtoph jar is perfect.

2lb (900g) best quality strawberries, hulled