Pack the food you're canning into hot, sterilized jars before placing them in the boiling water bath. Read home canning for beginners to learn how to can food throughout the year, including tips for ...

Canning for beginners and pros alike – from sauce to salsa, meat to vegetables, jam to soup, learn water bath canning, pressure canning, and so much more! Pressure Canning Basics: Fearless Food ...

Not to be confused with a pressure cooker, which isn't actually a good appliance for canning, a pressure canner is an indispensable tool for preserving a variety of foods. Whether you prefer a dial or ...

The makers of Ball canning products have put out another authoritative guide to pickling and preserving. “Ball Canning Back to Basics” (Oxmoor House, $16.99, paperback) is subtitled “A Foolproof Guide ...

These tips can help you make sure the time and effort you're putting into storing that food and canning that food is well utilized.

To paraphrase William Shakespeare: “To can or not to can. That is the question.” Actually, if you’re like me it’s not much of a question. Of course you are going to can! There is no other option. I ...

Step-by-step process to canning tomatoes using a water bath canner. When it comes to harvest season, it can feel overwhelming. You don’t want all the hard work you’ve put into growing your veggies all ...

I picked up a cookbook last week to peruse some canning recipes and what I saw left me cold. Two recipes, one for preserving green beans, the other for asparagus, called for processing the vegetables ...

A century ago, every woman in rural America had a hope chest and a Mason jar collection. These coveted jars were brought into use over the August and September harvest season when the farm yielded its ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County will host a Pressure Canning for Beginners Class from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 22. Whether you're preserving your own harvest or you've purchased locally grown ...