Tonight my mom made and sent over dinner for my birthday. She made roasted pork tenderloin, barley, and a green salad. What does this have to do with making a jam glaze? you ask. Well, she also sent over a plain white cheesecake. Plain. White. Cheesecake. R quipped, "Mamma, we're so proud of you that you didn't make your own birthday cake this year!" While I was grateful that my birthday dessert was taken care of, I wanted to fancy it up a little bit. So, I whipped up a jam glaze with Friend in Cheeses Jam Co. 's brand new Prickly Purple Heart Jam and topped it all with some edible flowers I had on-hand. Happy birthday to me!! This recipe is more of a procedure. Use whatever jam or jelly you have. Use any liquid you want, even liqueurs would be fantastic. Ingredients 1/2 C jam 1 T simple syrup (I used some of my African blue basil simple syrup ) or water 1/2 t freshly squeezed lemon juice Procedure Place the ...