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Month: July 2018

For Jams and Jellies, Choose Chivers!

For Jams and Jellies, Choose Chivers!

The Chivers family of Cambridgeshire had been long-established in the village of Cottenham. In the early 19th century, they opened a market garden growing and selling fruit and vegetables. The particularly fruitful summer of 1873 led them to diversify into jams and preserves and the rest is history…

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