You need five ½-pint canning jars. Sterilize them by rinsing with boiling water. Sterilize the lids and rings, ladle, and any other equipment that will touch the jam. You will also need a large stock ...

For those of you looking to expand your own DIY skills beyond the usual electronic- or computer-oriented projects, I highly recommend home canning and pickling. It's not as scary or as complicated as ...

Place the crab-apples in a large pot, barely cover with water, add lemon juice, bring to boil and simmer till the crab-apples are soft. Strain off the liquid by pouring the mixture a colander with a ...

How to forage for and make a Crab Apple & Rosehip jelly with Jen Williams from Naked Jam.

Wash the apples and cut into quarters, do not remove either peel or core. Windfalls may be used, but make sure to cut out the bruised parts. Put the apples into a large saucepan with the water and the ...

Iconic New Orleans chef Leah Chase grew up in rural Madisonville, and quail shot in the nearby strawberry fields was a welcome addition to the family table. Her mother would flatten it and braise it, ...

The late summer and early autumn hedgerow provides lots of great produce, including blackberries, sloes, damsons, rose hips, haws, elderberries, rowan berries and crab apples. These small apples are ...

I spent last weekend making jam. I mastered the principles a couple of decades ago, mostly out of curiosity and also out of a need to use some of the apples, plums, raspberries, strawberries and ...