Jam & Jelly Recipes

If you love the flavor of fresh strawberries with a bright citrus twist, this strawberry lemonade jam is a must-try. It’s a simple variation of traditional strawberry jam with extra lemon juice added for a fresh, slightly tangy flavor. This recipe is easy to make and perfect for preserving strawberries during peak season. If you’re…

How to Can Rose Petal Jam We moved to live closer to the mountains a few years ago. One of the wonderful things we are now enjoying is the beauty of wild roses every May-June. I have been looking for ways to preserve the scent of these beautifully fragrant flowers. This year I am canning…

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…

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…

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…