A delicious jar of homemade jam is perfect for the holiday season. All you need is a little bit of fruit, sugar and a clean jar.

This means home cooks might find themselves eyeing a half-empty jar of apricot basil jam and thinking, “I could do that for less than $12.” Spotting an abundance of figs on a local tree may spark a ...

We use strawberry jam as an example to explore the underlying principles of water activity, a key technique for food preservation. For those of us in northern climates, strawberries are the first ...

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, ...

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For the most part, making jam couldn’t be easier: Mix fruit and sugar, and cook. The only hard part is knowing when it’s done. Because hot jam doesn’t show that it’s jelled as readily as it will after ...

Once a year, everyone I know becomes a farmer. They plan ahead, pack a picnic, grab a hat and head to a farm to pick strawberries. Flats fill up with the sweet fruit you don’t eat in the field, people ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Joanna Gaines is soaking up every sweet moment she can with her kids this summer. Quite literally, in ...