Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. variety of homemade jams in glass jars - Stephaniefrey/Getty Images Fresh fruit is a natural treat, but when it's converted into a ...

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 ...

Most store-bought jams are loaded with high-fructose corn syrup, artificial pectin, and preservatives to keep them shelf-stable for months. The fruit content is often minimal, diluted with fillers and ...

Capture the sweetness of ripe fruit to enjoy all year long with this collection of homemade jams and jellies. If you are new to canning and preserving these easy to follow recipes will help you master ...

For the past five years, I’ve spent my late-summer birthday making plum jam. Parties are fun. Cake is good. But all I want is the quiet pleasure of standing over the stove, stirring and staring as the ...

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 ...

Mother’s Day always feels like a bit of a push-pull to me on many levels. Leaving the wide range of family dynamics aside (that’s another article, to be written by another writer!), ...

My grandmother used to make jam every year out of the summer bounty of berries. It was a multi-day project involving scorching-hot vats of berries, thickened by pectin and pounds of white sugar, which ...

Mother’s Day always feels like a bit of a push-pull to me on many levels. Leaving the wide range of family dynamics aside (that’s another article, to be written by another writer!), ...