Dearest Fruit,

Lately, the spark is gone. Unless you mix it up, don’t be shocked when you catch us cruising the veggie aisle.

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Dearest Friend,

Don’t abandon me. Why not visit Silver Lake chef Jessica Koslow? Sqirl, her new gourmet preserves label, takes advantage of SoCal’s year-round bounty, culling organic fruit from a trusted circle of local farmers.

Koslow honed her craft in kitchens in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Melbourne, Australia. But artfully preserving is really her jam: She brews her batches in custom copper pots by Marin-based artist David Burns, and then puts them in screen-printed jars made by designer Scott Barry.

Exotic flavors like blood orange and Campari jelly and mandarinquat and yuzu marmalade will spice up even the most passionless fruit/human union.

It’s the cherry bomb.

Available at Proof Bakery, 3156 Glendale Boulevard, between Garden and Madera Avenues, Atwater Village (323-664-8633 or proofbakeryla.com); online at sqirlla.com.

Photo: Courtesy of Sqirl