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.

To qualify as a jelly per FDA standards, a product must include real fruit juice and be at least 65 percent sugar. “Preserves, though similar to the consistency of a jam, are small, whole fruit ...

Raspberries can make excellent fruit preserves, with a deep reddish-pink hue and sweetness balanced by mild tartness. Not all raspberry jam is created equal, however. “A good fruit preserve has ...

At Armando al Pantheon, a trattoria in Rome, meals often are punctuated with a slice of torta antica roma— a rustic tart inspired by the traditional Roman combination of ricotta and cherries.