Ah, the paper I love to hate.

As part of the SF Chronicle's story on 20 and 30-something jam makers, the writer puts this trend into context by saying home canning is part of the new crafting resurgence. She points to the ever-popular knitting example but misspells the term "purl." It’s only the second-most popular stitch, and that's after the stitch that’s actually called "knit."

Now I don't expect everyone to have deep technical knowledge of these things, but that's what diligent copy editors and editors are for. It's just sloppy.

On the bright side, at least they’re telling the larger story of jammers like me. I’m totally addicted, stalking around the kitchen looking for new fruit combos to boil up and slosh into a jar.