However, low-sugar and freezer (uncooked) jams, do require the addition of pectin. Commercial pectins are not interchangeable, but the fruit used in most recipes is. Be sure to use the specific kind ...

When I snagged a bag of perfectly ripe peaches at the local farmers market, I knew just what to do: invite my fellow MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors over to try out the new Ball freshTECH electric water ...

Home canning has been around for a long time. And while there's nothing necessarily wrong with grandma's approach, traditional water-bath canning is a fairly arduous process. From preheating the jars ...

Even though it’s October, I’m canning away the last of the summer berries. We’ve still got raspberries coming in from a local farm and I wanted to do something a little different than the standard ...