1. Fill a canner half full with water; bring to a simmer. 2. Prepare jars: Wash jars and screw bands in very hot, soapy water. Pour boiling water over flat lids. Let stand in hot water until ready to ...

The best way to get to Paula Wolfert’s house is to start out by the duck pond in the Sonoma town square. Drive east through a neighborhood of beautifully maintained Victorian and Craftsman-style homes ...

There’s nothing quite like a spoonful of homemade jam spread over warm toast or tucked into homemade thumbprint cookies. This easy raspberry jam recipe is made without added pectin—just fresh ...

For the past five years, I’ve spent my late-summer birthday making plum jam. Parties are fun. Cake is good. But all I want is the quiet pleasure of standing over the stove, stirring and staring as the ...

Monterey Rockfish With Jicama-Rice Salad and Meyer Lemon Jam Serves 4 Rice: 1 cup water 1/2 cup jasmine rice Extra-virgin olive oil Salt, to taste Meyer lemon jam: 2 Meyer lemons 2 tablespoons sugar 1 ...

Old-fashioned pinwheel cookies get another sweet spin with a jammy filling. The cream cheese-enriched dough is sturdy enough for folding but delicate and flaky still. Get the recipe for Jam Pinwheel ...

Mother’s Day always feels like a bit of a push-pull to me on many levels. Leaving the wide range of family dynamics aside (that’s another article, to be written by another writer!), ...

About 7 lemons, enough to yield 3 cups prepared fruit 1 1/2 cups water 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 box Sure-Jell fruit pectin 1/2 teaspoon butter or margarine 2 cups sugar 2 cups honey 1. Fill a canner ...