Apricot Buttons

Plum Jam – Recipe 1 in The Spirit of Food

My new favorite cupcake: PB&J – completely and utterly delicious!!

Need some incentive to haul out the canner? Here are 9 GOOD Reasons to Can Your Own Food. Be inspired.

apricot vanilla jam from foraged fruit

Apricot Jam

STRAWBERRY ROULADE – yummy! Recipe with step-by-step pictures!

A tangy jelly made with the Summer’s Harvest of red currants.

Grape Jam for 2 (refrigerator style) safe canning for a beginner.

Take a cue from the Amish. Apple butter is a delicious and LIGHT alternative to butter or jelly.

More ways to preserve more kinds of berries than you can shake a jar at!

these strawberry preserves are smokin’!

Jelly Donut Cupcakes

Ina Garten’s Jam Thumbprint Cookies. The most delightful combination of toasted coconut and shortbread you will ever eat.