Preserves

The 2011 Clark County Fair showcased more than 640 exhibits in the Home Economics division this year. Grand Champion in Home Economics was awarded to Nancy Beck with her counted cross stitch featuring Pope John Paul II. Reserve champion was awarded to...

Food historians trace the making of iced confections to China thousands of years ago. Sorbet is the French word for sherbet, which Italians call sorbetto. Unlike sherbet, sorbet does not contain milk and has a softer consistency. It can be savory or sweet...

  Blueberry and lavender pops Total time: 20 minutes, plus freezing time Servings: Makes 6 to 8 popsicles, depending on the mold -------------------- Our recipes, your kitchen: If you try this or any other recipe from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen,...

Whether bright and studded with fruit or smooth and shiny like stained glass, ice pops are playful, big in taste, low in guilt and easy to love. Even better: They're nearly as easy to make. One of the pleasures of pop-making is that unlike churning ice...

The more the merrier in the Orlando Sentinel test kitchen! That’s why we have teamed with the fabulous folks over at Orlando’s WOMX Mix 105.1 to offer the morning show’s Recipe of the Week. Today's recipe is Brown Sugar Bourbon Pork Tender...

For capturing fruit flavors at the height of the season, there is nothing more satisfying for the home preservationist than making sweet preserves. In the most basic terms, a sweet preserve is jam, jelly and marmalade or fruit butter. Whatever......

We're in the midst of Holy Week which culminates with Easter Sunday, the celebration of Christ's resurrection from the dead. Christians here and around the world commemorate Easter with tremendous joy and thanksgiving. In Western Christianity, Easter...

How gorgeous is this photo? It makes me want to toast a slice of bread and dive right on in. Here's your vegan recipe for the day: Strawberry preserves. RELATED: More L.A. Times test kitchen recipes for Vegan Month of......

Nov. 8, 1909: The yearly season of petty crimes opens in Los Angeles, according to The Times, with a burglar who ate half a loaf of bread, some peach preserves and helped himself to $3 in a savings bank. [Update: they were pear preserves, as a reader...

Each week, we handpick a recipe from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen that's perfect for weekend cooking. This week, we picked this recipe for homemade strawberry preserves -- consider it an opportunity to hang onto the last of spring's perfect......

There are a lot of observances that send us to our calendars, madly flipping pages in search of the special date. Heaven forbid anyone miss a Hallmark moment such as Groundhog Day, the first day of winter or Rocky Road Ice Cream Day. Only a couple of...

There are few things that make breakfast sweeter than spooning homemade preserves onto a piece of toast. But in the heat of summer the thought of homemade jam may make you cringe. No worries, we've got a solution. It seems jam-making has become a favored...