For the past five years, I’ve spent my late-summer birthday making plum jam. Parties are fun. Cake is good. But all I want is the quiet pleasure of standing over the stove, stirring and staring as the ...

This is a straightforward plum jam that can be flavored as you like. I add winter spices such as star anise and a cinnamon stick, thinking ahead to lean days with no summer fruit in the trees. Purple ...

To achieve this plum jam nirvana, start with good fruit. It doesn’t have to be precious stuff — save that for eating fresh — but find fragrant plums and pluots. That’s obvious. This next trick, less ...

Combine peaches and plums in a large bowl. Squeeze juice from lemon and add to fruit. Add sugar; mix well and let stand 10 minutes. Combine pectin and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and ...

Perhaps the most autumnal fruit of all, even in colour, the plum is a dream to work with in the kitchen. Whether it’s baked into a buttery cake, sitting under sweet crunchy crumble or simmered with ...

I wrote a column today about preserving food as an environmental act, something our family has been trying to practice this summer. We want to keep enjoying the taste of fresh, delicious, ...

For the past five years, I've spent my late-summer birthday making plum jam. Parties are fun. Cake is good. But all I want is the quiet pleasure of standing over the stove, stirring and staring as the ...

For the past five years, I’ve spent my late-summer birthday making plum jam. Parties are fun. Cake is good. But all I want is the quiet pleasure of standing over the stove, stirring and staring as the ...