If you’re brand new to canning, you’ll want to try some easy canning recipes for beginners that you will definitely use in your pantry. I remembered when I wanted to start canning, I felt SO intimidated. It seemed quite scary, and I didn’t want to do it wrong. So, I searched out some easy canning…
Each day, I see articles floating around encouraging dangerous canning mistakes that could cause someone to get sick. Canning is fun, refreshing, and rewarding; seeing shelves full of home-canned food is satisfying. Those who are new to canning need to make sure they don’t make any serious canning mistakes. Not all canning mistakes are dangerous,…
Don’t let all those tomatoes go to waste! Try a few different tomato canning recipes this year! Tomatoes produce a lot of fruits, and if you’re like me and plant WAY too many plants each year, you’ll end up drowning in tomatoes. Don’t let them go to waste; try different tomato canning recipes to fill…
If you’ve spent time canning, you’ve heard all about acid levels and why it determines if you can safely water bath can food. Acidity for canning is truly important! While canning jellies and jams are one of my favorite activities, it is important to understand how to do so correctly. There are a lot of…
I came home from shopping one day to find my husband canning cabbage soup. It’s one of our favorite, easy winter dinners. Our spring and fall gardens always contain cabbage, and one of our favorite ways to preserve cabbage is canning cabbage soup. I love stuffed cabbage rolls, but to be honest, all the work…
If you love fresh corn in the summer, preserve it by learning how to can corn using the raw pack method. I love summertime when fresh corn is everywhere. Ohio is corn country, and I drive pass corn fields every single day. So, you bet that I love to can corn at home and enjoy…
Every year when you drown in green beans, you don’t have to freeze or can all of them! Here are 11 different ways to preserve green beans straight out of your garden. Green beans are one of the most prolific plants that I grow in my garden, and every year, I end up with gallon…
If you can’t find canning lids, you might wonder – can you reuse canning lids? The answer might surprise you. We’re going to talk about something a bit more controversial, and it’s honestly a topic that I never considered until 2020 hit. The canning shelves went from full to empty, and despite being a year…
Nothing tastes better on a cold, fall morning than homemade apple butter on a piece of warm toast with a glass of tea. I’m serious guys! I might have a bit of nostalgia about a good apple butter recipe, which makes me love it even more than the average person. You see, my aunt used…
When your zucchini harvest arrives, it comes in hot and heavy. You’ll need to find different ways to preserve zucchini if you don’t want it to go to waste. You don’t have to drive your family nuts with zucchini recipes all summer long either. I love to find different ways to preserve zucchini and use…
