This jam is my all-time favorite!  I fiddled with the recipe last year, gave it away for Christmas, and had about a dozen phone calls this fall for the recipe.  This jam is truly delicious.  And it’s gorgeous, too.  The cinnamon in it gives it the loveliest color.
To make it, you need ripe pears (fresh [...]

Fresh peaches!  Gotta love ‘em!  Not only do I love fresh fruit in the late summer and early fall, but I also love preserving some of it to be enjoyed throughout the year.
Today’s project is homemade peach jam.  Yum.
First, measure 7 1/2 cups sugar.  Yep, that’s a lot of sugar!

Start chopping those lovely peaches until [...]

Just a few months ago, I was celebrating the tiny bits of green that had appeared on my cherry trees.
In such a short period of time, we went from green to blossoms to cherries.

We came home from vacation and our yummy cherries had turned into deep red,
dripping with sweetness, dribble juice all over you cherries.

Beautiful [...]

It’s strawberry season, and I can’t think of a more welcome taste right now.

I love strawberries.  (Who doesn’t?)
Time to make some strawberry freezer jam.
My family loves this stuff.  Last year I made enough freezer jam that we’ve had homemade jam to eat all year long.  It’s been great, and I have every intention of doing [...]