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If you’re a jam and jelly-maker you know well the substance that causes angst and anxiety: commercial pectin. Pectin thickens fruits that contain little or no pectin into jam and jelly. (If you’re ...

Even experienced preservers can end up with jam or jelly that does not set up. That leaves you with two choices: Serve it as a topping for pancakes, waffles and ice cream -- or remake the preserves.

This story is a component of the feature “Seasons of Preserves: Berry Jelly,” which is part of a four-part series on preserving fruit at home called “L.A. in a Jar.” As RuPaul sings in the 2012 song ...