Every time I read "Electric Bastion Jam", it strikes me as a type of branded, jarred preserve peculiar to Electric Bastionland. What would that jam, jelly, marmalade, pickle, relish, chutney, savory, or otherwise bottled stuff be, however? I don't know, but I'm willing to buy some and find out. Here's what I propose as a side contest for the final 30 hours of Electric Bastion Jam: sell me your Electric Bastion Jams.
I'll buy up to five jams at a dollar a piece (well below what your creativity is worth, I know, but that's what the Mrs. will allow me to spend at market). Here are the requirements for entry:
- Some kind of illustration or picture of the jam as bottled, ready for sale.
- Folksy marketing copy describing the history of the jam and why it's come to be Electric Bastionland's eponymous jam.
- List of the ingredients that would be printed on the jar's label.
- The jam's effect or effects as an Oddity.
- Multiple entries are allowed, but please submit them in a single document so we don't end up flooded and drowning in jam. I'm seeking quality over quantity, but obviously quantity improves your... odds.
- Submit your jam or jams in the next 30 hours.
- Make your entry with a suggested donation of a dollar. At the end of the 30 hours, I'll download all of the Electric Bastion Jams, select five of the jams, then donate to their earnest makers.
- Reply on this thread with a link to your entry, please. I wouldn't want to miss anyone's good efforts.
Cheers and good luck, jam makers!
