For shelf-stable jam, the USDA recommends jars with the two-part lids (a metal ring and flat lid with rubber gasket). The lid covers the jar, and the ring holds the lid in place as it seals during ...

What’s the difference between fruit jam and jelly? Fruit jam is made with fruit, sugar, and pectin, while fruit jelly is made with fruit juice. Generally, jams are also thicker and sweeter than ...

Meghan Markle’s homemade jam. @heatherdorak/Instagram On Friday, Markle released her new apricot spread in an individual jar for $9 and keepsake packaging for $14.

Optimum pH for persuading jam and jelly to gel is somewhere between 2.8 and 3.3. All the wonderful jams of summer are basically creative exercises in chemistry.