When you’re up to your ears in fresh fruit and don’t have time to can, try making freezer jam. It’s fast, easy and will keep for up a year. Rhonda Beatty-Gallo, a master food preserver of Solano ...

Summer is in full swing. That means nonstop popsicles, cold salads, meals on the grill and lots of fresh fruit. Fresh fruit is abundant and cheap in the summertime, so take advantage of that and whip ...

If you have zero experience in food preserving, but you are absolutely aching to capture the harvest to enjoy down the road, I have two words for you: freezer jam. It is hands-down the easiest way to ...

Rachel Saunders has developed hundreds of recipes over the years simply by flavoring her jams with different herbs and spices. To vary the pear jam here, for example, add a split vanilla bean or a ...

1 pound green apples (4 small apples), peeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch pieces 7 pounds ripe but still firm Bartlett, Anjou or Seckel pears, peeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch pieces 1. In a large ...

Clockwise from top left, Fruit Juice Jelly, Hot Pepper Jelly, Blueberry Pomegranate Jam, Mango Lime Jam and Raspberry Jam Allow me to introduce you to freezer jam, which is infinitely easier than the ...

Savor the delightful taste of fruit with this luscious spiced pear jam recipe! Sweet pears combined with warm spices and sugar create a homemade jam like no other.

Getting started with canning isn't as hard as you might think, but boiling jars in a stove might be a tad too much production just to save some great fruit. The halfway solution? Cut it up and make ...