A bright strawberry jam cooked down in small batches and stopped short of cloying, the jar that makes toast taste like June in December.

Jamagansett makes it in Amagansett, on the East End of Long Island, with whole seasonal fruit and organic cane sugar. Spread it on toast, spoon it onto goat cheese, or stir a teaspoon into seltzer.

For the host who serves a real breakfast. For the friend who started a sourdough starter and never stopped. A thank-you in a jar worth keeping, or for you.