Jam & Jelly Recipes

You might be thinking one of two things right now: “Mountain Dew jelly sounds amazing!”—or—“That sounds absolutely terrible.” It’s definitely one of those recipes people either love or question at first—but once they try it, they’re usually surprised. Canning Expertise: Rachel Paxton is a certified Master Home Food Preserver with over 25 years of hands-on…

Last year I tried a recipe for apple pie jam. It was so good that I gave it away as Christmas presents and everyone loved it. I recently ran across this recipe for canning caramel apple pie jam and decided to give it a try to see how it was different from the apple pie…

How to Remake Jelly that Didn’t Set   There is almost nothing more frustrating during canning than when your jelly will not set. When you’re jelly doesn’t set you may be tempted to just throw it out, but don’t, you can fix it.   Canning Expertise: Rachel Paxton is a certified Master Home Food Preserver…

I have made plum jam and plum blackberry jam before, but I have never tried this recipe for canning spiced plum jam. It just has some cinnamon and nutmeg added to it, and it is so good. I liked this recipe so much that it’s now one of my top favorite plum canning recipes.   This recipe…

Canning spiced jam might seem a little hard, but it’s really not once you get the hang of it.   A few weeks ago I took my boys to go pick peaches at an orchard. It was really fun. I tried making some homemade peach jam and it was really good. I decided to try…