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 ...

Follow the directions included with the Sure Jell box. Note that you will need to prepare jars ahead of time. But you will want to boil the lids while you’re preparing the jam. For jam: Remove leaves ...

Madeline Johnson from Kelso, Wash., was looking for a recipe for making apricot-pineapple jam. She said she used to make it years ago, but she has been unable to locate the recipe. She said she is in ...

From Sure-Jell brand fruit pectin, makes about eight 1-cup jars. This recipe is adapted for altitudes between 3,001 and 6,000 feet. For 6,001 to 8,000 feet, process 25 minutes; 8,001 to 10,000 feet, ...

Mango and lime brighten and complement the strawberries. Because I prefer my preserves with less sugar than traditional recipes, I always use a no-sugar-needed pectin, like the Sure-Jell pectin in the ...

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 ...

Clockwise from top left, Fruit Juice Jelly, Hot Pepper Jelly, Blueberry Pomegranate Jam, Mango Lime Jam and Raspberry Jam Allow me to introduce you to freezer jam, which is infinitely easier than the ...

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 ...