Why a spoonful from grandma's kitchen still outshines anything wrapped in plastic today.

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 ...

If you're never made jam before, the process may seem daunting. But homemade jam is surprisingly simple — and the results will blow any store-bought jar out of the water. Here are 17 of our easiest ...

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 ...

In the past, making jam was a way to have fruit on hand during the long winter months. Today, we make jam more for pleasure than out of necessity. A range of new pectin now allows us to make jam ...

This classic strawberry jam can be easily altered to your liking. You can experiment with sweeteners like brown sugar or honey, replace the lemon juice with another acid like sherry or red wine ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...