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 ...

Every August, AJ Zozulin knows he'll be canning tomatoes. "It's easy to track the seasonality," he said. "Oh, it's my birthday? We're canning tomatoes for 18 hours." The bounty of short summers in ...

Colorful jars of fruit and vegetable preserves on display. Canning gained renewed interest, especially during the COVID pandemic and remains popular. Canning — once a necessity so families could have ...

Nothing captures summer quite like a jar of homemade fig preserves on the shelf. Making your fig preserves turns a classic favorite into something truly special, letting you savor the rich, natural ...

Here’s everything you need to safely preserve fruit, vegetables, meat, and more to enjoy year-round. Julia Skinner is a food historian, educator, and founder of Root, an Atlanta-based company focused ...

During the early days of COVID, Therese Lowrie and her moms group weren’t making banana bread. They were canning fruit and vegetables from backyard trees and gardens. “We started canning during the ...

Rai Mincey is a food writer and baking enthusiast whose focuses include culinary history, seasonal cooking, and Southern cuisine. She splits her time between Birmingham, Alabama, and Tulum, Mexico.

Worried about your fresh produce spoiling too quickly? This guide reveals smart storage techniques to keep fruits and ...

If you’re lucky, you’ll find yourself with more homegrown food at the end of the season than you can consume before it spoils. Rather than waste your hard-earned bounty, it’s time to think about ...