Enjoy this sweet and spiced pear jam on toast with ham and eggs, on hot rolls with meat or as a spread on baked goods. Make multiple jars, then keep some for yourself and give some as gifts.

My mother reminded me that my grandmother used to make pear and ginger jam with pears dropped to her door by a friend who obviously had a prolific tree. Pears are at their best for a very short ...

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This week, Pearl Jam’s name is all over the Billboard charts. The group dominates many of the rock-focused lists–especially those ...