How Do You Can Meat?
How To Can Meats At Home
Yes, you can can meat at home, just as you do fruits or vegetables -- it just takes a little longer to process. That extra time is offset later, when all you have to do to fix dinner is open up a jar. The meat is already cooked and only needs to be warmed up. You may wonder why anyone would want to go to the bother of canning meat instead of stocking up the freezer. The most obvious reason is power outage. When the electricity goes out, you're at risk of losing everything in your freezer. Ca...

Pickling Vegetables | Preserving the Season's Bounty
Homemade Vegetables - Pickled to Perfection!
Pickling vegetables happens to be one of the best ways to preserve the bounty of the season's. There is no denying summer has most gardens busting loose with veggies from A to Z, although fall, winter and spring have some great pickling competitors...pack 'em into a jar and add the powerful punch of pickling. The easiest ideas for preserving the flavor are included on this page, along with plenty of tips too. Thankfully my grandma's and my mom taught me a lot of the bests about canning and p...

Fruit Chutney Recipes
Fruit Chutney | Fruit Pickle | Fruit Tamale
We call it Fruit Pickle, my neighbor called it Fruit Tamale but you can also call it Fruit Chutney. About 17 years ago my husband and I visited some of his friends at their cottage, the next morning for breakfast they served us eggs, toast and bacon. Accompanying the bacon was a delicious condiment they called; fruit pickle. It was love at first bite! I HAD to have the recipe...I remember literally begging the hostess for the family recipe. Year after year as the ingredients to this chutney ...

Pressure Canners For Canning
One of the most satisfying of the home arts is canning your own food. Especially if you have more time than money, home canning can be an economical way to provide food for your family year-round. You'll want to do it safely, and while you can get away with using a water bath canner for some foods, you'll need a pressure canner for canning others. The best thing about home canning is you know where the food came from and how it was grown. If it's important to you that your family eats only n...