This story is a component of the feature “Seasons of Preserves: Berry Jelly,” which is part of a four-part series on preserving fruit at home called “L.A. in a Jar.” As RuPaul sings in the 2012 song ...

A very long time ago, in an era without refrigerators, fruits couldn't be stored for long. But in the 4th century, the Greeks devised a method to preserve marmelo, a fruit similar to quince, for long ...

Even experienced preservers can end up with jam or jelly that does not set up. That leaves you with two choices: Serve it as a topping for pancakes, waffles and ice cream -- or remake the preserves.

MAKING jam is a great way to enjoy a glut of summer fruit. Sugar preserves work rather like a salt cure, with the high concentration of sugar drawing water out of microbial cells. Because sugar ...

I love making recipes from my childhood, and this Freezer Jam Strawberry Without Pectin is proof of that. Made with just three ingredients and under 20 minutes, it transports me back in time with ...

Pickles, preserve and jams preserve the taste of ripe, delicious summer and autumn fruit through the winter months ...

When it comes to making jams, jellies and preserves, the recipes call for sugar — usually lots of sugar. A recipe for classic strawberry jam in “Better Homes and Gardens Jams & Jellies” (Houghton ...

If you’ve been making jam for years, you may be in a jam rut. And if you’ve never made jam before, you may be about to fall into a rut, and it all starts with where you do grocery shopping. A little ...

Make your own jams and jellies with this homemade pectin recipe. Using all natural ingredients, anyone can make this easy recipe for the summer jam season. You can learn how to make pectin for summer ...

Marie Curie was a jam-maker. Her home account books, writes Susan Quinn in Marie Curie: A Life, were filled with seasonal entries for fruit for making jam, and the summer of 1898, during which she ...

With many more households turning to home-grown alternatives for shop-bought herbs, fruit and vegetables - there are more of us than ever with a range of summer fruits spread across our garden ready ...