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Small Batch Blood Orange Marmalade

Posted on January 29, 2012 by marisa

When I first started making marmalade, I thought it was the same as any other preserve. Chop the fruit, combine it with sugar and cook until set. I didn’t realize that citrus needed a more specialized treatment. You either need … Continue reading →

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Urban Preserving: Small Batch Seckel Pear Jam with Brown Sugar and Cardamom

Posted on November 17, 2011 by marisa

I’m crazy for pears these days. I buy them without a plan for how I’m going to use them, just to be able to have them around to look at and munch on. Seckel pears are a particular weakness, followed … Continue reading →

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Urban Preserving: Red Pear Lavender Jam

Posted on September 28, 2011 by marisa

I’ve been going a little bit crazy for pears lately. In my heart, fall has arrived, no matter what the heat and humidity seem to think. These particular red pears caught my attention while I was walking through Reading Terminal … Continue reading →

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Urban Preserving: Italian Plum Jam with Star Anise

Posted on September 5, 2011 by marisa

The day before Hurricane Irene hit the east coast, a massive box of fruit arrived on my doorstep. It was from the Washington State Fruit Commission, the folks behind the most fabulous website Sweet Preservation. A few weeks earlier, they’d … Continue reading →

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Urban Preserving: Apricot Rosemary Jam

Posted on July 30, 2011 by marisa

I ate my first memorable apricot in 1986. I was seven years old and my sister was in her final year of nursery school. The normal order of things in those days was that my mom would pick Raina up … Continue reading →

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Small Batch: Mixed Stone Fruit Jam

Posted on July 26, 2010 by marisa

About a week ago, I had three peaches going mushy, a handful of soft apricots and a flat of sugar plums all competing for my attention. Knowing that I couldn’t ignore all that overly ripe fruit a day longer, I … Continue reading →

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