Fresh strawberries are an excellent choice while they’re in season, especially when prices drop during peak harvest. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We use strawberry jam as an example to explore the underlying principles of water activity, a key technique for food preservation.

If you want to make homemade berry jam but don’t want to deal with boiling water baths and special lids, strawberry freezer jam is the answer. Made with fresh berries, lemon juice, sugar and ...

One of the best ways to enjoy Louisiana strawberries all year long is to make jam. If you're new to canning and jam-making "Foolproof Preserving" (2016, America's Test Kitchen, $29.95) is a good ...

Preservation in Action: Strawberry Jam Flex Your Pectins Strawberries and sugar alone aren't enough to make jam. You need enough pectin, a natural fruit fiber, for the jam to thicken properly. We've ...

It’s farmers’ market season! If you’re like me, you just can’t resist all that beautiful local produce. And then you bring home way more than you can reasonably consume before it goes bad. Thankfully, ...

Jam can be made with many different types of fruit. Not to be confused with jelly, jam tastes delicious on breakfast pastries like croissants, muffins and scones, but it is also a delicious addition ...

After a long winter, strawberries are one of the first fruits that pop up at farmers markets, signaling the beginning of spring and the impending summer produce season. Turning the juicy red berries ...

My great-grandmother lived until I was ten, and until she passed, she made strawberry jam from the berries she grew in her backyard. Cracking open one of her carefully dated and labeled jars, I'd ...