Grape jelly has long been on my canning wish list, but frankly, I was afraid to ask. I worried it might be complicated and involved added pectin. And of course, there’s the matter of tracking down the ...

Whether you grow your own or buy produce to preserve, canning not only legitimately saves money and reduces waste, but results in better tasting and fresher canned food than the stuff you can buy, and ...

Back in the 1970s, my mother and father were living the dream. They moved “back to the land,” built a cabin and started wearing overalls. I can’t think about my upbringing without thinking of the ...

Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Shirley Kimbrell shares this general recipe for grapelade in response Paulette Brant's request. Kimbrell notes ...

Although pressing the juice from grapes involves several steps, the canning process is rather easy. Grapes are one of the higher acid fruits and the hot grape juice only needs to be processed 5 ...