Australia's rosella jam cooking queen Cecilia "CC" Diaz-Petersen cut the red ribbon and jumped with excitement on the weekend as she left years of working in a cramped kitchen behind her.The new industrial kitchen will streamline jam, sauce, and chutney productionHer farm's new building will allow her family agritourism business to expand, providing employment to locals in the tiny town of Woolooga, north-west of Gympie in Queensland.
CC's Kitchen and Petersen's Farms' small crop business have survived flood, drought, fire, a hailstorm and the pandemic."That shows that we really wanted this, and it really inspired us to get to here," Ms Diaz-Petersen said.WatchDelayed by months of wet weather, the new building — which includes a huge commercial kitchen, six times the size the original — was tested at the seventh annual Rosella festival.
The couple has built the business on the property that Mr Petersen's parents Joe and Pat bought in 1980.A popular cooking demonstration at the field day.Now the couple have room to streamline operations, with a fridge, freezer, pantry and storage space as well as a shaded verandah and toilet for events and busloads of guests who enjoy food and field walks.
Rosella Jam is just the BEST jam.. our little town has always made and sold rosella at yearly fairs. We need it more available!