Homemade preserves extend the life of produce—and make great gifts. Here are our best tips, tricks and product picks for making jams and jellies at home.

8 Tricks to Making the Perfect Jar of Jam or Jelly

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Forget what you remember from Granny’s kitchen. Preserving what’s in season is fun and easy — and doesn’t have to take all day.

Preserving 101: Recipes, tips and ingredients to get you started

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Preserving produce is an easy way to lock in summer flavours to enjoy in the winter. Find out how to pickle and preserve summer produce at Chatelaine.com

How to pickle and preserve fruits and vegetables

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Pickling recipes using preserved pickling and the quick pickling method with cherry tomatoes, beans, radishes, corn, red onion and cucumber. Guidelines on safe preserving.

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canning summer tomatoes: A salute to all the hard working kitchens out there - preserving the tradition of preserving. Find out more about canning summer tomatoes at Chatelaine.com!

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