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Roots Kitchen & Cannery - Strawberry Lemon Jam
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Roots Kitchen & Cannery - Blueberry Lavender Jam
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About Roots Kitchen & Cannery
- Based in
- Bozeman, Montana
- Known for
- hand-canned jams and pickles from local Montana farms
Roots Kitchen & Cannery makes preserves and pickles in Bozeman, Montana, and does all of its canning by hand in its kitchen there. The range runs from classic dill pickles to fruit jams. Its produce and fruit come from local farms, including Three Hearts Farm and the Western Montana Growers Cooperative.
Roots Kitchen & Cannery questions
How are jams and pickles canned?
Jams and pickles are acid foods, the kind that can be processed in a boiling water canner. The food is packed into glass jars, closed with lids that have a sealing compound around the rim, and boiled in a covered pot of water for the time the recipe sets. The acid helps the heat destroy organisms that would spoil the food, and as the jars cool, a vacuum pulls the lids down tight.
What is pectin, and why is it in jam?
Pectin is a natural carbohydrate that helps give structure to the cell walls of plants, and fruit peels and cores hold more of it than the flesh. Tart apples, crabapples and quinces are rich in it. When jam cooks with enough sugar and acid, the pectin forms a mesh that traps the liquid and sets as it cools, which is what makes jam set instead of staying runny.
