This wisdom was passed down to me from my beloved grandmother who was born in the Meiji Era.A great-grandmother to my precious daughter, she was an energetic woman who lived until 101.This turns out beautifully when grated!Let sit to defrost a bit before slicing.Since the core might still be frozen, use a sharp knife, but be careful not to hurt yourself!When using them whole, just plop them into the pan as is. Recipe by Ha-tannookkasan

The cheap small-sized strawberries appear on the market around when the harvest season for the larger strawberries come to an end.I buy them in bulk and cook them and freeze them to get ready for the summer dessert time.If you continue to microwave the strawberries with the lid on, it will boil over. So take the lid of when you microwave the second time.I recommend using the Dererara sugar since it does not dissolve easily and prevents the mixture from boiling over.Separating the juice and the fruits will prevent over cooking, so you can enjoy them both. Recipe by Mariba

By the end of the summer I usually end up with more baby tomatoes than I can manage to eat so this preserve brings a bit of the garden flavour for the long winter evenings.

Perhaps this is commonly done, but I thought I should share this with those of you who didn't know this tip, since my friend told me it was a great idea.Right after purchasing the butter, it will be soft, making it hard to cut, so chill it well in the refrigerator before cutting!!The large pats of butter are about 10 g, and the small pats are about 5 g; keeping that in mind when baking sweets, since it's okay to be approximate, you won't have to measure it out. Recipe by mielle

I really loved apple pie filling, when I was about to make apple pie samosa, suddenly I felt sooo..... lazy 😂😂😂, so I end up making this apples into preserves jam, and it is sooo tasty 😘😘😘Note:I never tried this recipe without the flour, perhaps you tried it without flour, let me know how's the result 😁😁😁, thank you 😘😘😘

I prepared this preserve back in October as all the pears were starting to go off and plan to use them as part of my Christmas eve fruit salad.

Whenever I have a lot of yuzu, I always preserve it this way.If you sterilize the storage jars by boiling them for 10 to 15 minutes, you can keep the ponzu sauce or yuzu tea for 2 months. After boiling the jars, leave them to air dry on clean kitchen towels. Recipe by pogue

I make strawberry jam every year in the spring, but it's a shame that the berries disintegrate if you cook them for a long time. So I figured out a way of retaining the shape of the berries by staggering the cooking times for the berries and juice.Small berries are better suited for this recipe.The jam will thicken when it's cool due to the pectin, so stop cooking when it's still a little liquid. Recipe by Usagi no Cima

I recieved a lot of shijimi clams as a gift but I wondered, how was I suppose to store all this? So I looked it up. Shijimi clams help combat summer fatigue, revive strength, and regulates liver function. They are packed with vitamin and calcium, 4 times of calcium than manila clams, 3 times the calcium of milk, and vitamins value equivalent to eel! It even helps lowers cholesterol. I was astonished to find out how nutritious shijimi clams are.It is said that shijimi clams consumes it's own nutrients, so as not to loose the umami flavor, and to retain the plumpness of the fresh shijimi clams, they should be cooked as soon as possible or frozen immediately for later use. Recipe by rubi0314

Without fail, I make this every year when small strawberries go on sale, This simple recipe that uses only 3 ingredients has been in our family for a long time! Even though it's easy, it gets great mileage. We use it on bread, scones, and in sweets.The key to maintaining the fresh red color is to simmer it on medium heat for a short amount of time. Please be sure to carefully remove the scum. It makes all the difference in the result. Recipe by Toiroiro

Its strawberry season!!! Found a nice package of strawberries at the market for 99 cents each and thought to myself why not make some preserve.Also u can interchange the strawberries to anything else you would like as a jam

Drinking yuzu jam in hot water will warm you up and revitalize you. Since it's hard to find in stores, I made my own.For those who dislike the bitterness of yuzu peels, you can soften it by pre-boiling them. Recipe by cocoloko