MORE ABOUT CONSERVES AND DRAWS

I am not losing my marbles but just to keep you on your toes, below are two blogs involving marmalade and jam. I think they are amusing, informative and terrific party conversation should you be invited to one. I was at a party at the Hepworth United Club house on Saturday and could barely hear anyone chatting because the acoustics are so bad; I may be going a bit "Mutt and Jeff"  of course. Good party though and well done birthday boy Jonathan who reached the ripe old age of 50. My next landmark is 70, God willing.
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/jams-in-histon-and-impington.html
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/they-make-great-marmalade.html

So why have I led you up the marmelada, marmelade, marmelo trail? It's not Histon FC and Impington FC I'm writing about, but  Maldon and Tiptree FC in Essex. Have a look at your conserve jars and see if the contents come from there.
If you find that the source is Manchester or Dundee, don't get upset, they are port towns where oranges arrive from warmer climes from time to time. Yes, the jam/marmalade industry has been spread around.....

It's the draw for the First Round Proper of the Emirates FA Cup tonight at 7pm and Essex club Tiptree will be waiting for a plum tie. In the FA Cup they have waded through the qualifying rounds:

Preliminary Rd involving 160 clubs: beat Saffron Walden a 1-2 (crowd 271) winners.... worth £2890
1st Q Rd (116 clubs) : beat Histon 3-0 away £4500
2nd Q Rd (80 clubs) : beat Wingate and Finchley h 4-2 £6750
3rd Q Rd (40): beat Chertsey Town 6-1 at home  £11250
4th Q Rd (32): beat Royston Town 3-1 away. (crowd 1152) £18750
FIRST ROUND PROPER: worth £36,000

The Jammers are also still in the FA Trophy having beaten Cray Valley PM (Paper Mills) at home 5-2 and await Cray Wanderers on Saturday.
Welcome to Maldon and Tiptree FC, founded in 1946. The club is in Essex, lurking on the Blackwater Estuary. The industry has given the local football club their nickname "The Jammers", who play in the Isthmian Division One North. Wilkins and Sons sited their conserve factory in 1885, relying on local suppliers and then imports.
With rapidly improving transport links and proximity to London , the industry grew and is now enjoying an annual turnover of over £25m. and of course is a major employer locally.

Watch out for the  Maldon Crystal Sea Salt Company founded in 1882 and the town is known for the FIRST ever self-service Tescos, opened in 1956, no doubt selling local produce.
Alastair Cook played for the local cricket club before his fame led him away.