Capture the sweetness of ripe fruit to enjoy all year long with this collection of homemade jams and jellies. If you are new ...

Strawberry jam canning has been a beloved tradition in many households for generations. The process of preserving strawberries in a sweet, spreadable form dates back centuries and remains a popular ...

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 ...

The right equipment for canning jam (from left to right): heat-proof gloves, canning rack with glass jars, canning pot, canning jar lifter and jar funnel (resting in jar). Prop styling by Silvia ...

When I snagged a bag of perfectly ripe peaches at the local farmers market, I knew just what to do: invite my fellow MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors over to try out the new Ball freshTECH electric water ...

Homemade jam feels like sunshine in a jar. When I make a batch of this blueberry jam recipe in my kitchen, I want more than good flavor. I want a safe, reliable, research-based method that I can trust ...

July is slipping away fast. Get all those July plans out and look at them. If you are behind in your schedule, you have to hussle to get everything done that you planned. Life just runs by too fast, ...

I had finally accepted that among my many shortcomings, I would never join the proud ranks of the home-canning community. To me, the process of canning sounded anything but relaxing: the giant pot, ...

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. By the time I mastered canning and eventually ...