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… [read more]
How To Host A Canning Party-Preserve Food With Friends
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… [read more]
Home Canning Equipment You Need (and where to get it cheap!)
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 be stored for a year… [read more]
The 2 Big Problems With Canning-And How To Solve Them (with Avalon Bay IC100B Square Induction Cooktop)
There are two big problems with canning when you have several batches to process. I believe I’ve found the answer to them! Growing a garden and being able to harvest all the goodness is amazing. There simply is nothing like a fresh off the vine tomato, right? Of course, most of us grow more than… [read more]
Mason Jar Make Ahead Meals-Meals In A Jar
Are you ready for recipes to make some mason jar make-ahead meals? Get over 30 recipes to get you started on stocking your pantry or for great gifts! Getting your food storage pantry stocked with delicious, easy to prepare foods will make busy nights much easier. Just heat and eat is the key here. With… [read more]
Reusing Glass Jars From Store Bought Products For Canning
Is the practice of reusing glass bottles safe to use for canning? Can you reuse store bought jars for canning? 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. Even… [read more]
Best Ways To Preserve Apples {4 Ways To Get Started!}
Since apples are abundant in the fall, they are usually a great price. Knowing how to preserve apples for winter use is a great idea to save money and have apples all the time! Fall brings lots of apples in our area. We have an apple festival that lasts an entire weekend, where you go… [read more]
Fermenting Homemade Kimchi {Homestead ’Chi}
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… [read more]
How To Can Peaches At Home {For All Year Long Enjoyment!}
Are canned peaches healthy? 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 season, it… [read more]
How To Can Strawberry Jam Without Adding Pectin
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… [read more]