A favorite sweet spread for toast and bagels, strawberry jam tastes even better when made from the beautiful berries found in our gardens and at local produce stands. Jam is a slightly thick spread ...

This story is a component of the feature “Seasons of Preserves: Citrus Marmalade,” which is part of a four-part series on preserving fruit at home called “L.A. in a Jar.” If you know even the ...

It took me an embarrassing number of years to overcome my (unreasonable) paranoia about making jam that would somehow give my friends and family botulism. By the time I mastered canning and eventually ...