I like to preserve whole blackberries by canning them because my freezer space is often limited and basic canned blackberries make a great ingredient for so many things.

This Vanilla Blackberry Jam without Pectin recipe is another great addition to my pantry.

Freezer jam is a great beginning step in food preservation. No special equipment is needed. It is fast and easy and preserves that fresh...

This apricot preserve makes for a great topping for pancakes, waffles, ice cream, and any number of other syrup-worthy items.

For a quick appetizer, spread cream cheese and this sweet spiced apricot date chutney on top of small slices of rye bread. It’s also lovely with baked ham and turkey breast.

Adding the ginger and vanilla makes for an interesting, delightful flavor in this apricot ginger jam that just rolls around in your mouth. When I first tried this new combination I had no idea the new dimensions of taste this would open up.

The mild fruity taste of apricots makes for a fabulous base for this sweet, tangy, spicy, and smoky Chipotle Apricot Sauce.

Apricot freezer jam is a nice base for many sweet recipes. I like to use it in my wraps and as a part of marinades.

The vinegar is the base flavor with the sweetness of the grape juice and apricots mellowing the taste and adding to the flavor.

Cherries make a fabulous sweet jam but adding the spices in this spiced cherry jam recipe brings it to a whole new level.

Homemade Cherry Preserves are a simple, sweet way to preserve your cherries.

Cherries are such a great fruit and make a truly fabulous sweet cherry jam.

Sweet cherry pie is one of the joys of summer. What a great thing to be able to eat all year long.

One of the many ways to preserve strawberries is to dehydrate them.

I love to can cherries because freezer space is often limited at my house and a basic canned cherry is so easy to add to my long-term food storage.

Homemade cherry freezer jam has so much of that fresh fruit flavor that I love so much. It is incredible to use on homemade bread, in sandwiches, on toast, or on any number of other jam-worthy items.

When it comes to canning strawberry jam this is a great recipe because it is not dependent on using pectin.

Between the sweet flavors of the citrus and strawberries with the sour rhubarb and the beautiful colors, it is wonderful.

Strawberry and rhubarb are such a lovely combination.

I have a particular fondness for Rhubarb Conserve. The sweet with savory combinations in this recipe are intriguing and offer bursts of flavors.