For foodies, the beginning of fall has plenty of meaning beyond just the changing of the leaves. Whether you're dying to sip your first pumpkin spice latte or you've got a box of warm apple cider ...

Homemade fruit jam is a delicious, easy way to preserve the flavors of fresh fruits like strawberries, blueberries, or peaches. This recipe combines your favorite fruits with a touch of lemon juice ...

With just four simple ingredients you can enjoy the light and fruity taste of exotic dragon fruit in a tasty jam that’s great ...

(This really works and is a great way to put off making jam for months.) A freezer makes time stand still. And for anyone bent on capturing the local fruit harvest, that’s golden. Say the berries are ...

These glorious months of raspberries and peaches, blackberries, plums and nectarines inevitably lead me to making jam. I can’t leave a farmers market without pounds of ripe fruit destined for ...

person carrying a tray of fruit jam in jars - Kathrin Ziegler/Getty Images When you think of making homemade jam, a vision of long hours cooking over the stovetop, filling jars, and canning them to ...

I know summer doesn’t officially end until Sept. 23, but in most people’s minds, the last day of summer is the Tuesday after Labor Day. But I’m holding on. At least until all the local fruit, ...

Weigh all your ingredients, using a “one-third ratio”: I weigh all the chopped fruit and then divide that number by three. The resulting number is the amount of sugar I use. Many commercial companies ...

As you age, you begin to accept certain truths about yourself. For example, I know that I will never take up pole dancing, enjoy overnight oats, or get into canning. When it comes to that last one, my ...

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 ...