preserves jams
Medlar Compote
Bletted medlars packed into jars with a clove or two, covered in hot syrup, and preserved for the pantry — updated here with a modern, timed water-bath process.
Total time:75 min
Servings:3-4 (500ml) jars
#Fruit Preserves
4 recipes
preserves jamsQuince Compote with Baked Cloves
Quinces simmered in sweet-sour syrup with whole cloves — a rosy-pink Central European winter preserve, perfect with roasted meats or aged cheese.
Total time:70 minServings:6 jars (approx. 500ml each)
preserves jamsCherries in Sugar for Winter
Ripe cherries preserved in sugar and wine vinegar with cloves, cinnamon, and lemon — sun-fermented for 3–4 days, then stored through winter.
Total time:20 minServings:1 jar (3 liters)
preserves jamsMuscat Grapes in Spiced Sugar Syrup
Whole Muscat Hamburg grapes preserved in rich cinnamon and vanilla sugar syrup.
Total time:60 minServings:8 portions (approx. 150g each)