Last Saturday, on my weekend out of Sofia, I bought lots of homemade jam in Koprivshtitsa.

Why? Well, I don't have the time, the energy or the interest necessary to make my own jam.  I am much happier buying it from little old women who've set-up a cardboard tables of jam.

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Because what's better than homemade jam?

I got home four jars--two jars of strawberry, one blueberry and a jar of pumpkin and walnut. The strawberry and blueberry are pretty standard issue. Tiny berries, hand picked, beautiful color.

But the pumpkin and walnut jam, that's another story. <!--more-->I've never heard of such a thing. The jar was so pretty. The color is very orange and the walnuts are floating in a syrup and suspended between the pumpkin pieces.

The thing is I haven't tried the pumpkin-walnut jam yet.

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I am kind of afraid. I know that's totally silly but it's so pretty. What if I don't like it?

The other issue that's floating around is that now that I have the jam at home I can't get the thought that it's a jar vegetable jam.  Vegetable jam sounds a little too weird for words.  Clearly, that's only because I've never tried it.

So, today's the day. I am going to try the pumpkin-walnut jam.  The only thing I haven't decided yet is if I'll have it on a piece of toast or over yogurt. Thoughts?