Contains countless recipes for jams jellies pickles preserves sauces and butters including Blueberry Jam Strawberry Jelly CocoplumAmaretto Sauce Sapphireberry Preserves Prickly Pear Jam Spicy Black Gum Jelly and many moreJam lovers looking for an alternative to preservatives synthetic sweeteners and artificial flavors have long turned to wild edibles as a source for their own spreads and condiments. Wild Jams and Jellies is an excellent primer on the art and science of creating these delectables covering all the equipment youll need as well as essential techniques for selecting plants adding sugar and pectin cooking on a stove or microwave choosing containers and creating a firm seal. It also includes hundreds of timetested recipes from familiar favorites such as cranberry sauce and grape jelly to more exotic selections like passion flower rum sauce and manzanita chow chow.