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Blueberry Jam Recipe with Pectin

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 ...
Homemade fruit jam is a delicious, easy way to preserve the flavors of fresh fruits like strawberries, blueberries, or peaches. This recipe combines your favorite fruits with a touch of lemon juice ...
Christmas is a wonderful time of year and food is a big part of it. You may have heard of Christmas jam and wonder what it is ...
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 ...
Preserve a little bit of summer in a jar with Ball Fruit Jell Freezer Jam Pectin. This latest addition to the Ball line of products makes the once-difficult task of preparing jam easy. Just combine ...
For years I researched the art and craft of preserving summer fruit, but I could never bring myself to go ahead and try it myself. What if I did something wrong? What if my jars exploded in the heat?
Jam is not terribly difficult to make. Although it’s easy to overthink the process, just keep in mind that jam essentially has one goal: to preserve fruit at the height of its season so that you can ...
This story is a component of the feature “Seasons of Preserves: Berry Jelly,” which is part of a four-part series on preserving fruit at home called “L.A. in a Jar.” As RuPaul sings in the 2012 song ...
For the second test, known as the sheet or spoon test, dip a cool metal spoon into the boiling jelly mixture, and then raise the spoon about a foot above the pan (out of the steam). Turn the spoon so ...