Home Canning

Learn Home Preserving - Start with Homemade Jam
Make Strawberry or Pineapple Jam to Start
Harvest season and home preserving, now is the time! Are you making jam or jelly with fruit in season? Time to get your jam face on! Making homemade jam and jelly is a great way to get started with home preserving. Citrus and pineapple are in season in the cold months. Strawberries and blueberries in warmer seasons. Because when you make your own at home, you'll want to gobble it up... Home preserving is not difficult, but does require some knowledge, techniques and tools. This lens will he...

Canning Vegetables - Easy to Do
Canning Vegetables 101
Canning vegetables is fun and easy.  You can learn to can.  It's so satisfying.  I've been canning for the past 3 years and I wish I had started a long time ago.  I have a dream of having a kitchen with a 6 foot by 12 foot island and 4 commercial size stove tops.  Then I could do some serious canning.  But for now I'll have to settle for about 8 feet of countertop and a 4 burner stove. It is a great feeling to stock your pantry shelves with your own jars of vegetables.  Besides, t...

Canning Recipes For Fruit
Canning Fruit Is Easy
Water bath canning is the method used to can fruits, tomatoes, and other high-acid foods.  When the recipe calls for adding additional acid (such as vinegar) the water bath method is the choice.  No need to worry about a pressure cooker.  Jams, jellies, salsa, pickles, & tomatoe sauces are all canned by the water bath method. Come along and I'll show you how.  Impress your family by putting a jar of homemade jam on the table for breakfast.  It's really easy.