Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. person carrying a tray of fruit jam in jars - Kathrin Ziegler/Getty Images When you think of making homemade jam, a vision of long ...

Summertime, when berries and stone fruits are at their luscious, sun-kissed peak, is the best time for making fruit preserves ...

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 ...

I know summer doesn’t officially end until Sept. 23, but in most people’s minds, the last day of summer is the Tuesday after Labor Day. But I’m holding on. At least until all the local fruit, ...

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 ...

Imagine this scenario. A neighbor asks if you want to pick from her raspberry canes or plum trees or gather some backyard rhubarb. “Please take some,” she says, “I keep giving it away, and it keeps ...

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 ...

Making jam is the accessible starting point for food resilience, connecting a simple kitchen practice to a deep history of economic stability and personal empowerment. If you're a home preserver, ...

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 ...