Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- PECTIN
- Pectin is the natural fiber found in fruit skins and cores that makes jam gel. Apples and citrus are especially rich in it, which is why a slice of apple was once added to the pot long before commercial pectin was sold in packets.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MASON
- The Mason jar takes its name from John Landis Mason, who patented his threaded screw-top glass jar in 1858, a design so practical it is still the standard for home canning more than 160 years later.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CHERRY
- Cherry preserves have a long history in American kitchens, tart Montmorency cherries from the Great Lakes region are especially prized for jam, their bright acidity balancing the sugar into a deeply flavorful spread.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CHUTNEY
- Chutney bridges the worlds of sweet and savory, blending fruit with vinegar, spice, and sugar. Mango and peach chutneys became pantry staples across the American South, often spooned alongside pork or roasted chicken.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Jams & Preserves word search, free and large-print. Warm jars, ripe fruit, the sweet scent of sugar on a slow summer afternoon.
About Jams & Preserves
A row of filled jars lined up on the counter is deeply satisfying, their lids tightened and their colors glowing like stained glass, ruby cherry, deep plum, amber apricot. Canning is one of the oldest ways of holding summer in place, turning a bumper crop of fruit into something you can open in January and taste the season all over again. At the farmers market, a handwritten label and a hand-dipped lid say everything: someone stood at a stove, stirring slowly, waiting for just the right set.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps, never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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