(BPT) – With the cost of food on everyone’s minds (from social media to campaign promises), we’re all searching for ways to ease the hit to our wallets while still doing our best to provide wholesome ...

We use strawberry jam as an example to explore the underlying principles of water activity, a key technique for food preservation. For those of us in northern climates, strawberries are the first ...

Few things hit the spot like a good Plum Preserves Recipe. Making plum preserves at home is a classic way to hold onto the bold, sweet-tart flavor of summer’s best plums. People love these preserves ...

Putney -- It all started with a question posed by my 10-year-old niece from Manhattan. She wondered what my crabapples were. When I told her they were actually a fruit and people made them into jelly ...

When grocery stores offer specials on fresh strawberries this time of year, I jump at the chance to make Strawberry Preserves with Balsamic Vinegar. The balsamic vinegar, aged in special fruitwood ...

Fig jams and preserves are easy to make and a great way to use up the summer harvest. (Photo by Ann Maloney, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) I was inspired by Dennis Bickham of Zachary, who shared his ...

Try these three methods to capture the essence of summer fruit in jams and jellies. By Yewande Komolafe There’s almost no way around the fact that making preserves is a process. But for me that’s what ...

For Marlene Baroli-Turati, life has become an obsession with sugar and fruit. After working two decades as a project manager for Boeing Co., she was laid off during a round of recession-fueled ...