I grew up on home canned jams and jellys prepared by my grandmother, an avid fisherwoman and part squirrel. She harvests and preserved all that nature provided for free--including abundant fruit perserves of all kinds. Store bought jam was an insult to her and shameful for us to have in the house. When she was not able to provide jam for our family it became a bit of a crisis--however we had 3 year of over production to eat through while meditating on how to solve the problem with integrity.
In 2002 our family was on a fishing trip at Lake of the Woods when we first bought Canada's Jam at a country store. I was amazed how much it was like my grandmother's and free of all the preservatives. We all especially liked the can. Grandmother approved.
We order several cases at a time to ensure we don't run out. PB and J is a staple in the lunch box and the apricot is awesome in venison stew!!