Canning is the most popular food preservation method, and for good reason: it offers you access to delicious produce all winter!
You do have to follow the recipe to the letter to avoid ending up with spoiled food. Check out dozens of tried-and-true canning recipes just below.
If you’ve already read our article about how to pickle your own eggplant, you might be wondering whether it’s possible to can your pickled eggplant for long-term enjoyment. The short answer? Absolutely! Pickled eggplant has a great flavor and is the perfect addition to salads and relish trays – or even as a stand-alone snack. …
We had a ton of onions to pull this year, and although they were small, there were a lot of them. I was hesitant to simply cure and store them since they would take up so much room and offer very little usefulness on their own. Then the thought came to me – pickled onions! …
Growing up, my grandparents always used to have tons of dilly beans on hand. As a kid, I used to turn my nose up at the pale green concoctions, swimming in their brine of what, as a child, I deemed as “icky” spices and pungent vinegar. Want to learn how to make your own dilly …
Every year, we harvest at least 50 pounds of potatoes. While potatoes can be stored for quite some time in a root cellar or even a dry basement (and frankly, even just on your countertop), I like to can potatoes for several reasons. First, canned potatoes are a quick breakfast, lunch, and dinnertime staple that …
When you are first learning how to can, it can seem like a daunting task. You need to coordinate the cooking, the filling, and the processing without burning yourself or making a mistake that might cause your family to get sick. While there are risks to canning, there are also benefits. Following canning safety rules …
It’s an age-old debate, and likely one that you’ve found yourself engaged in with old-fashioned canning enthusiasts and new-age canners alike from time to time. Do you need to sterilize your canning jars? The short answer is… yes, most of the time. But if you’re unsure of whether you need to sterilize – or how, …
If you’re a homesteader, you no doubt know the difficulty of storing vegetables, fruits, and meats over the winter months. It’s nearly impossible to grow any sort of produce during cold weather in most states, so it’s necessary to find alternative methods for storing the foods harvested in the early fall. While freezing is a …
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Are you making these mistakes when you are preserving your food? Avoiding common canning mistakes to make your home canned food safer is important! Part of the homesteading lifestyle, no matter how large your homestead is, is preserving foods. Some methods of food preservation can take the form of canning, freezing, dehydrating, or fermentation. You …
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Get your canning on in a FUN way by hosting a canning party! Get a group of friends together and share the work. Learn how to get a canning group started. Getting your garden produce can sometimes be a chore. There’s food to clean, chop and prepare, jars to wash, canners to fill with water …
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Get ready to can your food safely! Here’s the list of essential home canning equipment you NEED, plus where to find it cheaply! When it’s time to start preserving your garden produce, many homesteaders turn to canning. This home food preservation method makes your food shelf and pantry stable, easily stored for a year or …
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