4. Over medium-high heat, stir and watch. After the fruit begins to boil, it should take about 10-15 minutes to become jam. Test for set by dragging your large spoon across the bottom, if it ...

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 ...

Preparation: Place plum pieces, lime juice, ancho chile powder, sugar and a pinch of salt into a medium saucepan. Stir over ...

Increase the heat to high and boil hard, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens, about 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from the heat and test the gel by placing a teaspoonful of the preserves on ...

BIRTHDAY PLUM JAM. 30 minutes, plus cooling. Makes about 3 half-pint jars. Lemon juice accentuates plums’ tart side and adds natural pectin, which helps the jam set.

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 ...

From a strawberry-vanilla-rhubarb jam to carrot cake marmalade, these are our best jam recipes, plus terrific jellies and marmalades to spread on bread. ...

2 pounds plums and pluots, pitted and cut into 1/2-inch dice (3 1/2 cups) 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice. 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. 2 cups granulated sugar ...

Canning is having a moment.So is pickling, preserving, jam making and all around "putting up," as they used to say -- and now do once more -- of the season's harvest. And if that puts you in mind ...

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 ...

By GENEVIEVE KO Los Angeles Times 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 ...