Jams, jellies & marmalades

Learn to make preserves by hand

Small hands-on workshops with over 30 years of practical preserving experience. Work through fruit prep, cooking stages, and jar sealing in a relaxed kitchen group.

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Experience in the kitchen

Three styles, one practical approach

30+

Years making and teaching preserves

3

Core styles: jams, jellies, and marmalades

Small

Kitchen groups working side by side

Future classes and workshops

Real kitchen skills, taught step by step

Each session moves through fruit preparation, the cooking stages that set a good preserve, and the jar sealing that keeps it safe. Bring your questions; I’m happy to talk through what happens at each stage.

Three workshop tracks

Choose your preserve

Each track covers the same practical method for a different style of preserve.

Jams

Fruit jam workshop

Prepare soft fruit, cook it to a set, and fill jars you can take home.

Jellies

Clear jelly workshop

Work with strained juice and learn how a clear, bright set comes together.

Marmalades

Citrus marmalade workshop

Prepare citrus peel and learn the timing that balances bitterness and sweetness.

Find an upcoming session

Browse the workshop schedule and reserve a place in a small kitchen group.

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