There’s something truly special about making your plum jam at home. This plum jam recipe with pectin brings out the bright, tangy sweetness of ripe plums and simplifies the canning process, making it ...

When plums reach their peak of ripeness, it's often the moment when you find yourself with pounds of fruit to dispose of. Too much to eat as is, too good to let spoil. That's where jam comes in! This ...

For the past five years, I’ve spent my late-summer birthday making plum jam. Parties are fun. Cake is good. But all I want is the quiet pleasure of standing over the stove, stirring and staring as the ...

To achieve this plum jam nirvana, start with good fruit. It doesn’t have to be precious stuff — save that for eating fresh — but find fragrant plums and pluots. That’s obvious. This next trick, less ...

“There are wild plums growing at our ranch. We usually pick a couple of bushels each season. I boil the plums to extract the juice and then sift it through cheesecloth. I use enough juice to make two ...

Q: We have a flowering plum (supposedly ornamental) tree in our front yard. This year, it is covered with small walnut-sized plums. Are these edible? I am envisioning plum jam if they are edible. A: ...

For the past five years, I ve spent my late-summer birthday making plum jam. Parties are fun. Cake is good. But all I want is the quiet pleasure of standing over the stove, stirring and staring as the ...

For the past five years, I've spent my late-summer birthday making plum jam. Parties are fun. Cake is good. But all I want is the quiet pleasure of standing over the stove, stirring and staring as the ...