Zucchini is a vegetable that is abundant in the late summer and early fall. It can easily be turned into pickles, which are a delicious and easy way to preserve this bountiful crop. In this article, I’ll show you how to make bread and butter zucchini pickles. These pickles are perfect for topping sandwiches or …
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If you store canned food at home for a rainy day, either factory can stuff or produce that you have canned yourself, you might have wondered if there is a way to get even greater shelf life out of it. Have you ever considered freezing your canned food? If freezing extends safe storage life, and …
If you are a home canner, you know that all the expenses associated with doing so add up over time. Sure, the return on your investment is often great since you are preventing food waste, but anything that canners can do to further drive down costs is usually a step worth taking. This usually begins …
Canned food is something of a staple in our household, we tend to use either a tin of sweet corn or baked beans with almost every meal. They’re long-lasting, flavorful, and easy to cook – you just boil them. Now, being long-lasting doesn’t mean they don’t go bad, and having worked in retail, I can …
Canning is a method of food preservation which, when done correctly, can prolong your food’s shelf life indefinitely. That said, dry canning isn’t quite the same. I’ve talked a little bit about dry canning before, but I wanted to know more about it and answer a question that I see often online: is dry canning …
Yellow plum jam – it’s sweet, it’s tangy, and it tastes great on a warm slice of fresh sourdough bread (or straight out of the jar). And if you want to know how to make your own, you’ve come to the right place! In this article, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know …
If you’re familiar with canning, you probably already know that water bath canning low-acid foods that are meant to be pressure canned is a major no-no. However, what about the other way around? You might be wondering if you can pressure can everything instead of just water bath canning it. In theory, yes, you can …
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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! …
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 …
