Most people I know buy jam when they want jam. This makes sense in the winter, when fresh peaches, cherries and berries are in short supply, and when jam is the easiest way to make those fruits a part ...

This is the easiest refrigerator jam that I've ever made. It's not too sweet - not too tart and you can create so many variations of it in the blink of an eye. The basic recipe will yield ...

Stay-Put Cooking is a daily kitchen dispatch while you're stuck at home social distancing. Check out the archive for more tips and tricks. After a cold and damp start to spring, local strawberries ...

From berries and peaches to rhubarb, this versatile jam recipe transforms fresh fruit into deliciously sweet preserves. Once macerated, the fruit mixture is cooked into a glossy, jewel-toned jam. “The ...

I'm pretty fearless in the kitchen, but when it comes to canning, I just haven't been able to take the leap of faith into the hot water bath. For traditional canning, you have to submerge the sealed ...

It took me an embarrassing number of years to overcome my paranoia about making jam that would give my friends and family botulism. The nasty, if rare, illness – which can lead to paralysis, death, ...