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 ...

If you’ve had homemade jam, you know that store-bought jams and jellies just don’t measure up. Why not try making your own jam with one (or more) of these delicious and simple recipes?

In the past, making jam was a way to have fruit on hand during the long winter months. Today, we make jam more for pleasure ...