Jams & Jellies

Green Fig Jam

Green or purple figs are suitable for jam making. Figs do not ripen any further once picked from the tree, and they don’t have much

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Rhubarb & Lime Jam

Rhubarb is often teamed up with orange, but I much prefer to combine it with lime instead. This is a medley made in heaven. Makes

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Pear & Chocolate Jam

Makes about 4 cup   INGREDIENTS 2 cups coarsely grated good-quality dark chocolate 2 pounds ripe pears, peeled and chopped 3 cups granulated sugar Juice

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Pear & Vanilla Jam

This jam is another of my particular favorites and is one I find it hard to live without. The specks of real vanilla dotted throughout

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Countryside Jam

Foraging is such a satisfying pursuit—gathering food for free that has required no effort whatsoever to cultivate. In England, where I live, the hedgerows yield

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Cherry Jam

You can use a black cooking cherry, such as a Morello cherry, for this jam, or a paler dessert cherry, and the color of your

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Peach & Raspberry Jam

This jam is not only wonderfully fragrant but also gloriously colorful, with deep red raspberries dotted through with peach pieces. Here we would opt for

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