The exact origins of fruit preserves, jelly, and jam remain shrouded in historical hearsay. Most likely invented in the cane sugar-rich lands of what is now the Middle East, the sweetened fruit ...

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Store-bought raspberry jam can be a disappointment, tasting more like gummy candy than raspberries. We wanted a jam bursting with fresh fruit flavor, and we started by finding the perfect balance of ...

Welcome back to the channel, everyone! Today I'm showing you another Holiday How-To by showing you how I make my own raspberry jam. This is the perfect addition to your meals this season, and it's ...

My very favorite thing to can is jam. Not quick freezer jam. Not “in-a-hurry” pectin-added jam. I prefer to make old-fashioned, long cooking, no-pectin-added jam. Every year I make cases of apricot ...

The weeks separating Thanksgiving and Christmas have always been a favorite time of mine. As those weeks passed during my first year at Boston College, I found myself longing for the comfort of ...

Meadow Ramsey's cardamom bars are rippled with homemade raspberry jam. (Portrait by Christina House / Los Angeles Times; cookie photo by Silvia Razgova / For The Times; food and prop styling by Leah ...