Home canning "newbies" are learning the hard way about the importance of having the right directions when you're making jams and jellies. Case in point, this summer's instruction mix-up involving Sure ...

1. Fill a boiling-water canning pot half full with water and bring to a simmer. 2. Wash canning jars and screw bands in hot, soapy water. Rinse. Submerge the flat lids in boiling water and let stand, ...

I'm chairing the North Carolina Blueberry Festival's recipe contest again this year. My wife and I have always loved taking our children to the festival in Burgaw, and I'm still excited about helping ...

When it comes to making jams, jellies and preserves, the recipes call for sugar — usually lots of sugar. A recipe for classic strawberry jam in “Better Homes and Gardens Jams & Jellies” (Houghton ...

Blueberry Raspberry Freezer Jam is a delightful and easy-to-make preserve that captures the fresh flavors of summer berries.

I love a little heat with my sweet, and this jam comes with a kick.* Because I prefer my preserves with less sugar than traditional recipes, I always use a no-sugar-needed pectin, like the Sure-Jell ...

If you tried making strawberry freezer jam recently and couldn’t get it to set, the blame could lie with a bad recipe mistakenly inserted into boxes of Sure-Jell regular pectin. Kraft Food Group, ...