We all buy our jams because it is easier that way, and when we find a flavor we love, it’s hard to change. But sometimes it’s nice to make our own when we have fresh fruit on hand. I remember how much ...

Homemade mango jam starts with the essentials: well-ripened mangoes, a little sugar and a touch of lemon to balance each bite. It only takes three ingredients to make a homemade preserve that will ...

I stood outside my childhood home in Fort Myers late last month, wielding a 30-foot-long fruit-picking apparatus fashioned from PVC pipe, an old pool skimmer and the base of a pole saw. I heard my mom ...