An ordinary object, used by generations of cooks throughout the world, can also be appreciated for its decorative qualities. I have been making jams and jellies ever since I was a child, but I did not ...

Based on the calendar, your backyard garden harvest should be winding down – but tell that to your garden. Though shorter days signal to plants that the end is approaching, local backyard ...

India is not new to the tradition of jam making. In fact, it has been a common practice in several families across the country, with carefully guarded recipes passed down through generations. But now, ...

The pelican is the state bird of Louisiana, and the state flower is the magnolia. But did you know that the state fruit is the strawberry? Yes, that most common and much-loved fruit is our Louisiana ...

With summer's abundance falling ripely from the vines in the form of tomatoes, many a gardener's thoughts turn to sauce. But at least one local family doesn't have a taste for the stuff, preferring ...

We once took for granted the sweet confection we spread across toast in our morning meals, and for most of us, knowledge of jams and jellies didn't go beyond what was at the local grocery store. Then ...

Preserving food has always been a bit of a disaster for me. I tried to preserve jam, I got mould. I tried to smoke salmon, I got ill. I tried to make bresaola once, that thinly sliced, slightly spicy, ...