Tag: preserves

Canadian Food Experience Project – Concord Grape Jam

Canadian Food Experience Project – Concord Grape Jam

Growing up, my mom’s homemade grape jam appeared on the table in recycled baby food jars with a paraffin wax seal. While the jam bubbled and the jars boiled, she melted bricks of wax on the stove top in an old tomato juice can with 

Cooked Jam with Frozen Fruit  | Raspberry Currant Jam

Cooked Jam with Frozen Fruit | Raspberry Currant Jam

Cherries, currants and raspberries arrive at such an inconvenient time. It’s hot. It’s often humid. And our old stone house holds the summer heat like a wood-fired brick oven. Once the warm weather has worked its way into the walls, I’m hesitant to fry a 

Round-Up: Jam, Jellies and Marmalade Recipes

Round-Up: Jam, Jellies and Marmalade Recipes

As the late-summer harvest reaches its peak, I’ve been covering the basics of homemade jams and jellies. Making delicious, well-set preserves isn’t alchemy but you do need to have a few basic pieces of equipment and understand what’s required to make jams safe. Below is 

How to tell when jam is set

How to tell when jam is set

Even with a solid recipe, good ingredients and the right equipment, telling when a jam or jelly is set can be tricky. If you don’t cook it long enough you can end up with fruit sauce. If you cook it too long you have a 

Essential Tools for Making Preserves | Jam and Jelly

Essential Tools for Making Preserves | Jam and Jelly

I made my first batch of jam with nothing more specialized than two Dutch ovens and mismatched mason jars that had been collecting dust and dead spiders in the basement. Because I feared spiders more than bacteria, I put all my effort into sterilizing the 

Spirited Fruit (and Sangria)

Spirited Fruit (and Sangria)

I am not to be trusted. I head to the Farmers’ Market with a clearly written list and rock solid resolve. And what do I return with? Way more items than intended and a feeling of panic. Where will I store all these plums? When