Juicy, full-flavored pears should be enjoyed year-round. Preserve some of that flavor by canning pears when they are available in the fall. Varieties suitable for canning include Bartlett, Harrow ...

You can preserve most fruit in Fowlers jars using the same method I describe here. I like a lightly sweet syrup, not a cloying one. Prepare the fruit. For apricots, just cut in half and remove the ...

There’s not much that surpasses the flavors of apples, pears, grapes, figs or persimmons in the cool fall months. You should always consume produce in-season for the best flavor and nutrition, but ...

Question: I have an Asian pear tree. I have so much fruit this year that I’d like to make some pear butter or pear sauce with them. Can I process them like regular pears or do I need to do something ...

Distilled alcohol is antimicrobial and stable, so preserving fruit in alcohol long-term is a good option. The classic German rumtopf recipe below (classically made in a rumtopf crock, but you can use ...

When it comes to putting food by, there's nothing more basic, straightforward or wholesome than fruit in syrup. Talk about simple: exquisite, picked-at-peak-of-perfection Northwest peaches, nestled ...

The process of making jams, jellies or marmalades relies on the alchemy of the elements pectin, sugar and acid. You also need to get rid of the bugs bacteria and other organisms that can turn your jam ...

PETIT JEAN MOUNTAIN - The Arkansas River Valley Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society will feature the program "From Napoleon to Kerr: A Brief History on Fruit Jars," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

Preserving food has been a problem since the days of the cave men. Salting, smoking, pickling all work, but your food tastes like salt, smoke or pickles. Glass jars were the perfect solution, but the ...