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.
Canning is a great way to save your garden produce. It’s made to be shelf stable, so you can store it on the pantry shelf, saving you plenty of freezer or fridge space. But there are certain mistakes newbie canners make – and this is one of them. No, you shouldn’t use any glass jar …
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When you are wanting to preserve your garden goodness, there are generally a few ways to accomplish that. You can freeze, dehydrate, can or preserve foods by fermenting. Canning foods requires jars, a water bath or pressure canner, lids, bands and takes a lot of time. Even fruits and jams can take at least an hour …
Are home-canned peaches good for you? YES! When you can peaches at home, you can control the amount of sugar in the canning syrup. Canning peaches without sugar can also be done, but the color and consistency of the fruit may change. Keep in mind, sugar is used as a preservative. When peaches come into …
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Strawberries normally come into season in late spring through early summer. The bright, red jewels are a thing of beauty, to be sure! When those beautiful berries are ready, I save several quarts from going bad by canning strawberry jam. My family can enjoy the fruit in this form all year long. As an added …
Making and canning homemade jam is a great way to save the fresh fruits of the season. When Spring and Summer fruits are in season, many of us will reach for our homemade jam recipes for canning to preserve that precious harvest. Not much can beat the flavor of homemade jam spread over a biscuit …
Ah, to be able to bottle the tastes of fall and enjoy it all year long. Did you know that you can? How, you may ask? With this delicious pear sauce! Pear sauce is just what you think it is. It’s ripe pears, mushed and cooked into a slightly chunky, slightly smooth sauce. It’s great …
We love to plant tomatoes in our garden in the spring. We always underestimate how many tomatoes each plant will give us, so we end up with so many ripe globes of goodness! Fortunately, there are salsas to be made, chilies to be eaten, and pizzas to be baked. There is also pasta. Oodles and oodles of …
When peaches are in season, this peach jelly recipe is one you’ll want to keep nearby! We make this peach jelly from peelings to avoid waste. This peach jelly is a great way to use up all the “scraps” of the peaches, and it’s so delicious! My kids will eat through a jar of peach …
Peaches are such a versatile fruit. You can make them sweet or savory, in salads, cobblers or as the star of the meal. My favorite is making homemade peach butter. It’s perfect for spreading on toast, biscuits or even as an ice cream topping. It’s easy to preserve as well by water bath canning. So, here’s how …
Chicken chili. Chicken nachos. Chicken tacos. Chicken salad. What do all of these meals have in common? Well, chicken, of course – but more specifically, shredded chicken. Sure, you can cut up chicken breasts into individual chicken chunks and cook them on their own each time a recipe calls for it. But that’s an incredibly …
