Category: Food Preservation

As a homemaker, a mother, and now a grandmother, I have for many years loved making jams and jellies. I really enjoy trying new recipes, and seeing just what homemade foods and treats I could make...

When making most canned fruit products like jam, preserves, and fruit butter, either the whole fruit or at least all of the pulp is used. But, when making jelly, the juice is extracted from the...

Making your own homemade jam, jelly, and preserves is fun, easy, and satisfying. It is also one of the best ways to preserve fruit for use at a later time while providing healthy and delicious food...

When my mother taught me to make jelly, the first lesson was to gather everything needed for the entire process before you begin. Occasionally, I am reminded of her advice when I realize that I...

Over the years, pressure cookers have helped me put supper on the table for my family in record time. I recently bought a new electric pressure cooker. And, even though I've been using pressure...

In order for jam, jelly, and other home-canned foods to be sealed properly so that the food stays good for an extended period of time, it must be carefully prepared and handled. Over the past 50...