Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
After a day of gleaning the streets of downtown and getting some killer farmers market deals, it was time to get busy and make jam. But this time I used a new tool.
Fall raspberries offer a second chance to preserve one of summer's brightest jewels. This jam is easy and delicious - the perfect project for a beginning jammer.
One hears of England's abundance of gooseberries time and again, but how often does one come across this elusive fruit here in America? Yet if one is in luck, one might find them at more progressive farm stands and this lovely jam is sure to follow.
A trip upstate a few weekends ago quickly turned into a raspberry picking spree after we saw a sign on the side of the road advertising U-Pick berries. I knew that a batch of jam was my first order of business.
My head has been whirling with the cranberries now in season. It's been what my latest recipes are all about. Since late last year I have been craving a combination of my two favorite berries. Cranberries and Raspberries. Enjoy!
