Cantaloupe jam canning

Preserve fresh pineapple by making a delicious pina colada jam in the water bath canner. Adding some great rum really kicks this jam up a notch.

This Cantaloupe Vanilla Jam was a revelation for several reasons. First, cantaloupe jam is unexpectedly amazing. Second, it’s a pleasant reminder that canning be quick – in under an hou…

You might be wondering what happened to the rest of our watermelon surplus. You know, the 1 1/2 watermelons that were left after we made popsicles. Let's just say they are now jarred and jiggly versions of their former selves. Maybe it's the fact that I missed the majority of the canning season this year.

I received another 3 cantaloupes the other day and of course I can't let them go to waste!! So what to do other than pickling them? What about jam or preserves? Works for me! I used this recipe in post 3696 but I needed to tweek it a bit because, well, I'm not going near another orange for a while and I may be giving some of this to diabetic and sugar sensitive friends. I also wanted it a bit smoother for my own texture preferences. So here's what I did: Cantaloupe Jam 5 1/2 cups cantaloupe…

My Dad loves to grow cantaloupe, and his favorite variety is the Ambrosia hybrid you can get from Burpee. They are the sweetest cantaloupe I’ve ever eaten, and we’ve tried lots of varie…

I truly enjoy creating a number of batches of different types of jams each year during our stay in Umbria. I buy the fruit from our local markets, and I

Freezer jelly is super simple to make and it’s a great way to use some of the abundance of cantaloupe available right now. Its unique flavor is a welcome spoonful of summer anytime of the year. It’s a beautiful amber color, too.

This salty, sweet cantaloupe jam will put your go-to strawberry jam to shame.

Pina Colada, Strawberry Daiquiri, Strawberry Margarita, and one of my favorite requests, a Fuzzy Navel (peach schapps & Orange juice).