Videos: Jam & Jelly

This collection of videos from University Extension offices nationwide explains how to make jams and jellies with full/low/no sugar. Note that many videos only refer to using a boiling water canner (aka water bath canner), but you may also use an atmospheric steam canner to can jams and jellies.

Research on food preservation is ongoing – recommendations may have changed since the release of some videos. Please refer to the National Center for Home Food Preservation for the most current recommendations.

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Jams & Jellies

Jam and jelly basics: essential ingredients for sweet success (5:36 min.) - University of Minnesota Extension
Jams and jellies (38:47 min.) - University of Alaska Extension
How to make strawberry jam (3:13 min.) - University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Strawberry jam (0:55 min.) - University of Arkansas
Demo of cooked strawberry jam using powdered pectin (9:52 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
RU Ready 2 Preserve Jam, Jellies and Spreads (46:03) - Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Making Jellies & Jams at Home: Fill Your Pantry (1:01:13) - University Illinois Extension
Making Jams & Jellies (11:38 ) - University of Wyoming Extension
Preserving Raspberries (3:57) - University of Maine Extension
Food Preservation @ Home: Jams and Jellies (1:02:39 ) - South Dakota State University Extension

Special Situations

How fruit ripeness affects jams and jellies (3.53 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
Liquid vs powdered pectin (6:21 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
Jams made with low acid fruits (5:00 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
Jelly not setting (7:32 min) - Pennsylvania State Extension
Troubleshooting Jams and Jellies (7:48 ) - South Dakota State University Extension
Ask Martha: Crystal Formation (06:19) - Pennsylvania State Extension
Ask Martha: Demonstration of Cooked Strawberry Jam Using Powdered Pectin (9:51) - Pennsylvania State Extension

Low/No Sugar

Low and no-sugar jams and jellies (4:21 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
Low methoxyl (low sugar) pectin (3:54 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension

Freezer Jams

Make frozen jams and jellies safely (12:03 min.) - Michigan State University Extension