Peel Out Texas peaches begin to ripen in mid-May and make great preserves, says Gold. When picking, look for yellow skin and firm flesh. You can manually peel each one, like Gold does, but ...

Pear PreservesSterilize jars according to manufacturer's directions. Pour the hot pear preserves into the hot sterilized jars, wipe the rims with a damp cloth and fit with the lids. Let cool to ...

Kieffer pears are hard as a rock, but they are in season at the San Antonio area farmers markets and make great preserves.

Pear Tarts--- Serves 18 1 (17.3 oz) box puff pastry sheets, thawed in refrigerator 3 pears, unpeeled, seeded and thinly sliced ¾ cup Hy-Vee apricot preserves 1 large egg, whisked Powdered sugar ...

Mike Richardson shares the recipe for Lemon-Pear Preserves with Cardamom. In this delightful autumn preserve, sweet slices of pear are suspended in a subtly spiced, lemon-y jelled syrup. Juli ...

That first column featured a recipe for pear preserves from the Arkansas Cooperative Extension service and advice on preventing jelly roll cake from cracking.

With good fruit and some basic equipment, you can learn how to make homemade preserves in no time.