Handcrafted by Carly & Ryan | Transform meals with bold preserves
Bring bold, lovingly made jams and chutneys to your table.
Made with Love
Big Flavour , Small Batch
Transform Ordinary Meals
Perfect Cheese Board Companion
Mainland UK Delivery

Meet the Makers

We’re Carly and Ryan, lifelong food lovers and flavour chasers from Cornwall. What started as a bubbling pot in our home kitchen quickly became The Cornish Jar. We believe food should never be bland. That’s why every jar is packed with bold, handcrafted flavour.

Tired of bland, forgettable supermarket jars? We were too. Mass-produced preserves lack heart. We wanted more - more flavour, more joy, more moments that made meals special.

No rules. Just bold flavour, every time.

With The Cornish Jar, every bite becomes something to savour. Your brunches get brighter, your guests go quiet (in the best way) and your meals turn into memories.
You become the flavour hero you were born to be.

  • Handcrafted in Cornwall

    Authentic Cornwall craftsmanship. Every jar is lovingly made by hand in our Cornish kitchen, where traditional methods meet bold flavours in the heart of England's southwest.
  • Perfect for Cheese Boards

    Your cheese board's best friend. Elevate any cheese selection with our bold chutneys and jams. From mature cheddar to soft brie, we've got the perfect pairing waiting.
  • Bold, Exciting Flavours

    Flavour that actually excites. Say goodbye to bland supermarket jars. Our recipes pack serious punch, transforming ordinary meals into moments that make your taste buds dance with joy.
  • Made by Food Lovers

    From food lovers to food lovers. Carly and Ryan are passionate home cooks just like you. They understand what makes food special and bottle that magic in every jar.
  • Small Batch Made

    Quality over quantity, always. We make small batches because we care about every single jar. No mass production here - just careful attention to flavour perfection.
  • No Artificial Additives

    Pure ingredients, pure flavour. Just real fruit, vegetables, spices and love. No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives - because good food doesn't need to hide behind chemicals.
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Blog posts

  • The Cheese Board That Changed Everything

    The Cheese Board That Changed Everything

    Some people have eureka moments in the shower. Ours happened over a cheese board at our friends' house in St. Ives. Three supermarket chutneys sat there – sweet, generic, forgettable. "This cheese deserves better," Ryan muttered. "I could make better than this blindfolded," I replied. Challenge accepted. Everything changed from there.

  • The Day Our Kitchen Took Over Our Lives

    The Day Our Kitchen Took Over Our Lives

    The chaos that started it all It started with a single wooden spoon and way too much enthusiasm. Picture this: our tiny Cornish kitchen, barely big enough for two people, with every surface covered in bubbling pots, sticky spoons and...

  • "We Will Never Make Anything 'Normal'"

    "We Will Never Make Anything 'Normal'"

    "Can't you just make a normal strawberry jam?" We get this question a lot. The answer is simple: because normal is boring. We make what we want to eat. And what we want to eat is never just 'normal.' Life's too short for predictable flavours that don't excite your taste buds.

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