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It’s cherry season again, and time to start canning cherry jam! Cherry jam is very easy to make. This recipe uses liquid pectin. Cherry Jam Recipe Ingredients: 4 1/2 c. fully ripe cherries, pitted and finely chopped*7 c. sugar2 pouches liquid pectin Canning Expertise: Rachel Paxton is a certified Master Home Food Preserver with over…
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canning fig jam
On Thursday last week I looked in the refrigerator and saw the plate full of figs were starting to turn brown. Neither my husband or I are big fig eaters but I still didn’t want them to be wasted. I checked an old preserving book that my mother gave me not long ago to…
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Learn how to make root beer jelly with this easy step-by-step recipe. A great beginner-friendly jelly that’s perfect for gifting and pantry storage. Also try fruit jellies like blackberry, strawberry, and grape jelly.
If you love making homemade jelly, this root beer jelly is a fun and unique recipe to try. It might sound a little unusual at first, but once it’s cooked, the flavor becomes smooth, sweet, and slightly caramel-like—similar to a mild root beer candy flavor. This is one of my favorite easy jelly recipes, especially…
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Learn how to make homemade chokecherry jelly with this traditional canning recipe. Sweet, tart, and packed with wild fruit flavor, chokecherry jelly is a delicious way to preserve a seasonal harvest. Perfect for toast, biscuits, and gift giving.
If you have ever seen chokecherries, then you know that they are tiny pint sized cherries that are definitely too tart to eat off the tree. They make a great jelly or jam. Canning Expertise: Rachel Paxton is a certified Master Home Food Preserver with over 25 years of hands-on experience in safe…
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Dandelion jelly might sound a little unusual, but it’s one of the most fun and rewarding recipes you can make at home. If you’ve never tried it before, you’re in for a surprise—it has a light, sweet flavor that tastes very similar to honey. This is one of my favorite easy jelly recipes for beginners,…
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