Perhaps the best way to hold onto prime summer fruit well into the winter is by using it to make fresh, bright, and fruity ...

Have you ever craved sweet, fruity homemade jam but felt intimidated by the canning process? Fear not — 3-ingredient ...

A simple homemade blueberry jam recipe showing how to create a rich, sweet fruit spread using fresh blueberries, perfect for ...

“L.A. in a Jar” is a four-part series on preserving fruit at home throughout the seasons in Southern California, complete with helpful tips and guidance on everything you need to know about making and ...

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 ...

It’s that time of year when locally grown fruits are abundant. In the Pee Dee region, strawberries are almost gone but blueberries, blackberries, peaches, plums, figs and southern grapes will ripen ...

My little son asked why I bothered—and got a longer answer than he'd expected. "Why do you bother making jam when you can just buy it at the store for cheap?" My youngest son posed an excellent ...

This story is a component of the feature “Seasons of Preserves: Apple Butter,” which is part of a four-part series on preserving fruit at home called “L.A. in a Jar.” When making fruit jam, which is ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. As you age, you begin to accept certain truths ...