Recipes

Lately I have been in love with making homemade jelly. Now I am always on the lookout for easy homemade jelly recipes. Don’t get me wrong, I am also a huge fan of homemade jam. The seeds and bits of fruit you get in jam really don’t bother me at all (except in blackberry jam,…

If you or someone you know has a plum tree, then you are probably trying to decide what to do with all those plums!  I’ve tried making plum jam, spiced plum jam, and even Chinese plum sauce before, but for some reason my family doesn’t like all the big chunks of plums in the jam. So…

Canning pomegranate jelly is fun and easy. It’s now one of my favorite jelly recipes. You use store-bought pomegranate juice to make it, so there’s no messing around with straining the juice from pomegranate fruits. If you’re new to canning, be sure to read my water bath canning for beginners guide and see the canning supplies you need…

  I wanted to try some new jelly recipes this summer. I’ve always wanted to try making homemade orange jelly, and I wasn’t disappointed with this recipe for making mandarin orange jelly.   It actually tastes like orange marmalade, without all of the extra texture.  It’s really good! It’s now one of my favorite jelly…

I love making jam, I have been making all types of homemade jams for many years. It’s only been the last couple years that I have tried making homemade jelly. Jelly takes a couple more steps to make than jam, but if you are not a big fan of seeds in your jam, then you…