Jams' journey from Euroa to Hollywood

“WELCOME to the land of fame excess (woah); am I gonna fit in?” Miley Cyrus muses in her 2009 hit, Party in the USA, which tells the story of a young Nashville woman’s trepidation on visiting Los Angeles, America, for the first time. Three jars of jam from Euroa’s Café 56, now en route to the star-studded city, could soon be asking themselves the same question. After buying one jar of raspberry and rosewater jam during a visit to Euroa in September, LA’s Jennifer Goldin gifted it to her partner Alan Treves, who enjoyed it so much he has requested more be sent over. “He does not tend to be an effusive type, but he absolutely raved about it,” Ms Goldin said. This masthead understands Ms Goldin’s cousin is transporting the jams back to America following a visit to Melbourne this summer. “I really enjoyed visiting Euroa,” she recalled of her September visit. “Everyone was friendly… A welcome change from the crazy hustle and bustle of Hollywood, where celebrities abound. “In Euroa, it seemed that everyone was a celebrity in their own quiet way.” Mr Treves explained he enjoyed the jam because “you can actually taste the natural fruit and the subtle flavor of the rosemary and rose water.” “I put the jam on my morning toast, I mixed a little jam with my maple syrup on my pancakes, and I also topped the jam on some brie cheese. “It tastes very natural and artisanal.” He said his grandmother used to make rose jam from rose petals, so the Euroa jam brought back fond memories. Café 56 owner Julie Lind said she was “pretty excited to hear someone from America wanted our jam”. If the story turns out anything like Party in the USA, the jams will fit right in among the stars of Hollywood. The lyrics could even soon be due for an update: “Look to my right, and I see the Hollywood sign / Look to my left, and I see Café 56 jams… Yeah, tea party in the USA.”