Bar-le-Due

This redcurrant conserve originated from Bar-le-Due in the Lorraine region of France. In the authentic recipe, the seeds of the currants are removed, but it is just as delicious if this time-consuming task is not done. Serve it on thin toast or, as they do in France, with madeleine cakes or as the dessert known as Duchesse-le-Duc. This is scoops of vanilla ice cream, surrounded by a skirt of Bar-le-Duc, served with sweetened whipped cream and decorated with sugared violets.