1. Wash the skins of the oranges and lemons well. Peel the skins from the fruit and set the pulp aside, well-covered. Mince the skins and pith, or, using a food processor and the thin-slicing blade, ...

Canning is having a moment. So is pickling, preserving, jam making and all around “putting up,” as they used to say -- and now do once more -- of the season’s harvest. And if that puts you in mind of ...

This marmalade is bright and not too bitter. I blanch the peels once to remove some of the bitterness and add more lemon juice than the typical recipe calls for. If you like more bitter marmalade, ...

This delicious marmalade takes three days to make, but the end-result is worth it: a big batch of perfectly balanced sweet, bitter and tart marmalade. Rachel Saunders is the former owner of Blue Chair ...

In her first cookbook, Rachel Saunders showed us how to masterfully re-create her unique and vividly flavored preserves at home. The jam maker and owner of Oakland’s Blue Chair Fruit is now back with ...

Long before the food revolution in England brought us gastro pubs, Jamie Oliver and the Fat Duck, there was British marmalade. Dense with chunks of candied Seville orange peel and darkened with ...

Rachel Saunders is the former owner of Blue Chair Fruit Company, a beloved jam producer in Oakland focused on seasonal, sustainable fruit. In addition to teaching many workshops on preservation, she ...

This is one of my favorite! I love the tangy pureed version of orange zest and apples. A great way to use up all the apples you have bought from apple picking or the farmers market. I do not carry any ...

Make this Mother’s Day extra special with homemade treats that show Mom exactly how much you care.

With so little seasonal produce to work with in late winter, the sunshine hues of ephemeral citrus like bergamots, kumquats and Seville oranges can inspire a particular joy. Now is the time for ...

From wood-paneled diners to royal tea parties, jam is our jam ... and so is marmalade. Both jarred spreads are all about fruit and sugar reduced over heat, not to mention the delicious storage of ...