This weekend, I’ve been working my way through those blueberries we picked in Missouri. I’m a bad modern pioneer because I don’t really love to can, so I’m going to experiment with freezing at least ...

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 ...

Summer might be over, but that doesn't mean we can't still jam. As we welcome fall with open arms and a closet full of chunky sweaters, we also get to usher in the opportunity to smear apple jelly on ...

As a fruit for preserves, the blueberry is tenacious. The taut globes hold their shape relentlessly — a quality appreciated in pie when, after a time in the hot oven, the berries burst gently. In 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 ...