Buying a jar of jam at the grocery store might be convenient, but there's something truly special about making the condiment ...

Perfect pie crusts, croissants, macarons — some of our favorite foods feel completely intimidating to cook at home. Jam, especially, brings to mind visions of boiling jam jars, jammy explosions ...

Clean and cut the fruit as you would for making fruit salad or fruit pie. For example: remove the caps from strawberries, and cut into quarters; or peel and pit peaches, and slice into pieces; or ...

If you’ve ever made jam or jelly at home, you know most recipes require more sugar than fruit — oftentimes 4 to 7 cups! — causing many people to look for other ways to preserve more ...

High-pectin fruits include: blackcurrants, redcurrants, cooking apples, damsons, quinces, gooseberries and some plums. Low-pectin fruits include: blackberries ...

This step helps reduce bitterness. Grapefruits naturally contain enough pectin to set the jam, so additional pectin is not needed. However, low-pectin fruits like strawberries and peaches require ...