Sugar and Honey Preserves
Grapefruit Marmalade
A recipe for homemade grapefruit marmalade.
Strawberry Jam with Homemade Pectin
A simple strawberry jam that uses homemade pectin to ensure a good jell.
Strawberry Rhubarb Compote Recipe
How to make a classic springtime treat - strawberry and rhubarb compote - with canning instructions.
Quince Jelly
A recipe for quince jelly that has a delicate flavor and exquisite color
Red Currant Jam Recipe
A simple but delicious recipe for red currant jam
How to Test Homemade Jellies for the Jell Point - A Step By Step Guide
How to know when your homemade jelly has reached the jell point
Mulled Wine Jelly Recipe
A recipe for a jelly that preserves the spicy, rich flavor and ruby color of mulled wine.
Yellow Tomato Preserves
A sweet, colorful and unusual preserve to go with savory dishes.
Raspberry Curd
This creamy raspberry curd is spectacular paired with dark chocolate or crisp ginger snap cookies.
Apple Scrap Jelly
How to make delicious jelly from apple cores and peels
Low Sugar Strawberry Jam
An easy recipe for strawberry jam that uses less than half the sugar called for in traditional recipes. The natural flavor and color of the fruit shine in this better-for-you treat.
Easy Rhubarb Compote Recipe
A simple rhubarb preserve that can be used as a topping or to make tarts, pie and sorbet. Canning information included for long term storage.
Oven Apple Butter Recipe
Turning applesauce into rich, spreadable apple butter is easy when you make it in your oven.
Rose Hip Freezer Jam Recipe
This colorful and tasty jam uses raw rose hips, which preserves more of the high vitamin C content of this fruit than cooked jam recipes.
Ginger - Rhubarb Jam Recipe
An easy recipe for a classic ginger - rhubarb combination of flavors. Use as a jam, or as a dessert topping or tart filling.
Red Currant Jelly Recipe
A simple small-batch recipe for a beautiful and tasty red currant jelly.
Ways to Use Jams and Jellies
Of course your homemade jams and jellies are great on your morning toast, but here are a bunch of other tasty ways to use preserves.
Mulberry Jam with Homemade Pectin
A simple recipe for mulberry jam that uses homemade instead of commercial pectin
Apple Scrap Jelly
How to make delicious jelly from apple cores and peels
Pumpkin and Pear Preserves
A lightly sweet, spiced pumpkin and pear preserve that makes a perfect holiday gift. Lovely served along side roasted meats or root vegetables. You can also make this recipe with butternut and other winter squashes.
Kumquat Marmalade Recipe
A simple marmalade recipe that preserves the bright color and flavor of kumquat fruits
Mulberry Jam
Recipe for mulberry jam
Pear and Butternut Squash Preserves
A lightly sweet spiced pear and butternut squash preserve that makes a perfect holiday gift. Lovely served along side roasted meats or root vegetables. Also great made with pumpkin, or acorn or other winter squashes
Maple Triple Applesauce
A richly flavored slow cooker applesauce recipe that combines fresh and dried apples, apple cider and a hint of maple syrup.
Lemon Curd Recipe
An easy recipe for lemon curd, a delicious treat that you can enjoy on its own, or as a filling or topping for other desserts.
Making Jams, Jellies and Sweet Preserves
Recipes and information on making jams, jellies and other sweet preserves
Cantaloupe and Peach Preserves
A simple recipe for a delicious and unusual preserve made with peaches and cantaloupe melon
Homemade Apple Pectin
How to make liquid pectin from apples
Candied Grapefruit Peel
Candied grapefruit peel recipe
High and Low Pectin Fruit
Which fruits are high or low pectin, and how that affects turning them into jams and jellies.
Quince Paste
A recipe for quince paste
Spiced Cranberry Sauce with Apple and Orange
This recipe uses less sugar than most cranberry sauce recipes and is more flavorful than plain cranberry sauce.
Raspberry Jam
This simple jam has an intense raspberry flavor and requires no added pectin.
Tawny Port and Pear Butter
This richly flavored pear butter is mostly prepared in a slow cooker, so it takes very little active time in the kitchen.
Jellied Cranberry Sauce
Recipe for smooth jellied cranberry sauce
How to Make Candied Violets
How to make candied violets
Pear
A great recipe combining pears and pumpkin ale.
Prickly Pear Jelly - A Step By Step Guide & Recipe
Step-by-step instructions for harvesting prickly pear fruit, removing the prickles and seeds, and making delicious jelly.
Elderflower Syrup Recipe
How to make elderflower syrup - delicious added to cold drinks or drizzled over yogurt or desserts.
Gingered Pear Preserves Recipe - Ginger Pear Preserves
Pears and ginger compliment each other deliciously in this simple recipe.
Spiced Apple Rings - Apple Ring Recipe
A sweet and sour apple preserve that goes perfectly with ham or roast turkey
Pear Butter Recipe - How to Make Pear Butter
A good basic pear butter recipe that also makes use of a slow cooker.
Gel Stage Test - From Karen's Kitchen
Several methods for testing the gel point of jellies
Homemade Apple Pectin
How to make liquid pectin from apples
Prickly Pear Jam Recipe
Clear photos and instructions for making prickly pear jam, from collecting the fruit through burning off the prickles to actually making the jam.
Strawberry-Red Currant Preserves
A wonderful seasonal preserve--red currants provide the pectin that strawberries lack, and both delicious fruits are in season simultaneously.
Apricot Jam Recipe
A simple but great apricot jam recipe.
Marmalade Tips - Cooking with Marmalade
Tips and ideas for making and cooking with marmalade.
10 Tips for Jam, Jelly and Marmalade Making.
Concise tips that will help ensure success when you make sweet preserves of any kind.
Small Batch Rhubarb Jam - An Easy Icelandic Rhubarb Jam Recipe
This is a very simple but delicious preserve with a great rosy color from the rhubarb.
Blueberry Honey Jam Recipe - How to Make Blueberry Jam
This recipe uses a combination of honey and sugar to preserve the flavor of blueberries.
Homemade Citrus Pectin
How to make your own pectin for thickening jams and jellies.
Peach Jam Recipe - How to Make Peach Jam Video
This video shows you how to make a peach jam that captures the flavor of this fruit at its best.
Herbal Jelly - How to Use Your Fresh Herbs to Spice Up Jellies
How to make jellies flavored with fresh herbs.
Linden (Basswood) Syrup Recipe
Oven Pear Butter Recipe
An easy, delicious pear butter with canning and freezing instructions.
Green Tomato Pie Filling Recipe
This recipe for green tomato pie filling tastes like a cross between apple pie and mince meat pie, and makes delicious use of this end-of-the-gardening season ingredient.
How to Invent Safe Food Preservation Recipes
Inventing your own pickle, jelly, chutney or sauce recipe is one of the joys of food preservation. But how do you know if your recipe safely preserves the food? Here's how to tell when you can improvise vs. when you need to stick to the rules.
Green Tomato Chutney
Recipe for green tomato chutney - just in time for the end of the gardening season!
Slow Cooker Apricot Preserves
A colorful and intensely flavorful preserve made with dried apricots.
Violet Flower Syrup Recipe
How to make violet flower syrup and what to do with it