jam making
Cooking fruit spreads
Jam making is the process of preserving fruit by cooking it with sugar and sometimes pectin until it sets into a spreadable consistency.
The practice ranges from small-batch home canning to commercial production: She spent the weekend jam making with berries from the garden.
The term emphasizes the activity itself rather than the finished product.
- jarsLidded glass containers
- maceratingSoftening by soaking
- fruitEdible plant ovary
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- rolling boilContinuous violent bubbling
ladle · pectin · pot · strainer · sterilizing · citric acid · set point · lids · cooking · canning · sugar · low sugar · headspace · thermometer · simmering · preserves · lemon juice · funnel
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization
- food preservationjerky, beef jerky, freezing, turkey jerky, dried fruit
- food traditionstraditional cooking, regional cuisine, ethnic cuisine, family recipes, heirloom recipes
- sweetener usebaking, frosting, glazing
- food productionfarming, crops, wine production, livestock, olive oil
- homecraftssewing, knitting, crocheting, crochet, quilting
preservation method
jam makingpickling
Acid preservation process
fermentation · curing · smoking · dehydrating · freeze-drying