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Jelly About Those Jams

Jelly About Those Jams

Turns out homemade preserves are harder than I'd thought...

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Hank Shaw
Aug 20, 2024
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Idyllic jars of jams on a porch.
Yeah, no. My jams aren’t this pretty… yet.

I have seriously underestimated how tricky it is to make perfect jams, jellies and preserves. This year I’ve seen most of the common problems: Unset jellies. A jam set too hard. Uber sweet syrups that weren’t exactly what I had planned.

No lie, it’s been a little frustrating.

I know many of you may be thinking,…

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