With the holidays near, there is one type of gift I’m always happy to receive — a delicious jar of homemade jam. And here’s the truth: You don’t need to be Martha Stewart or Ina Garten to make ...

My grandmother wasn’t your average grandmother in the kitchen. She was a huge advocate for quick and easy meals. On days when she wanted a sandwich she could slap together for herself and my ...

My little son asked why I bothered—and got a longer answer than he'd expected. "Why do you bother making jam when you can just buy it at the store for cheap?" My youngest son posed an excellent ...

There is an undeniable romance to making jam. Three ingredients—fruit, sugar and lemon juice—plus heat transform excess into extraordinary and capture summer in a jar. It’s true alchemy. Except when ...

If you're never made jam before, the process may seem daunting. But homemade jam is surprisingly simple — and the results will blow any store-bought jar out of the water. Here are 17 of our easiest ...

A longtime jam judge shares what separates an exceptional homemade jam from an average one, from fruit prep and crushing techniques to proper texture ...

Save this article to read it later. As cabin fever sets in, a lot of people are finding comfort in cooking elaborate dinners, baking the perfect cookie, or even tending to a sourdough starter. Making ...

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

Making jam is the accessible starting point for food resilience, connecting a simple kitchen practice to a deep history of economic stability and personal empowerment. If you're a home preserver, ...