Despite the rain and cool weather, strawberries are in season! Even though Oregon isn’t a major player in the strawberry industry, we do have a deep love of our locally grown berries. Henderson ...

I think there are three things that Seattleites universally look forward to when contemplating summer: The reappearance of a certain glowing orb in the sky, dining alfresco without needing a warm hat ...

A favorite sweet spread for toast and bagels, strawberry jam tastes even better when made from the beautiful berries found in our gardens and at local produce stands. Jam is a slightly thick spread ...

If you want to make homemade berry jam but don’t want to deal with boiling water baths and special lids, strawberry freezer jam is the answer. Made with fresh berries, lemon juice, sugar and ...

Mrs. Eugene Rose from Haviland, Kan., was looking for a recipe for making strawberry freezer jam. Catherine Wanniski of Boothwyn, Pa., sent in a very easy recipe. It calls for using Simple Creations ...

To make freezer jam, all you need are fresh, ripe Oregon berries (or cherries, or apricots, or other seasonal fruit), sugar, commercial pectin, a little lemon juice (depending on the fruit you're ...

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with foil. Place the bananas on baking sheet. Do not peel. Bake for 15 minutes, then set aside to cool. Peel the bananas and place them in a small ...

In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, mix the berries and 2 cups sugar. Bring so a boil, stirring constantly and boil 2 minutes while you keep stirring. Stir in the rest of the sugar, continuing ...