Do you ever wish you could hold and capture a season, or bottle it to keep it for later? Well, that’s what preserving is all ...

The classic German rumtopf recipe below (classically made in a rumtopf crock, but you can use any jar) preserves fruit in sugar and rum. Start a jar in spring, add fruit as it comes into season ...

Get a jump on preserving pears from fall by making this traditional spicy New England pie. Feeling adventurous? Add a bit to a pork or game entrée. Mincemeat is one of the best ways to preserve ...

This recipe comes from The All New Ball Book of Canning and Preserving. It should yield about 3 Quart Jars of Apple Pear Cranberry Pie Filling. I typically use one Quart jar per pie or crumble.