When you dive into food preservation, grab some of these best books on canning and preserving for your bookshelf! When I dove headfirst into food preservation, I grabbed several books on canning and preserving. While the internet is a great source of knowledge, sometimes, having a book in hand with all the information you need…
Don’t let your strawberries go to waste! Try a few different canning recipes for strawberries to use up your delicious harvest. One of my favorite seasons is strawberry season. We have a small strawberry patch, and our kids often go pick strawberries at local farms as well. We love finding different canning recipes for strawberries…
Preserve cranberries this holiday season by canning cranberry juice, a great canning recipe for beginners! I thoroughly enjoy cranberries, and they go on sale in November and December during the holiday months. Take advantage of the sales and try canning cranberry juice yourself. There are two ways to can cranberry juice. You can use a…
If you’re looking for other ways to preserve your fresh strawberries, making dehydrated strawberries is a delicious and easy snack to make for your family. Having a dehydrator is a fantastic investment for your family; you can dehydrate almost any type of food. I love dehydrating strawberries when they’re in season – you’ll find that…
Don’t let all of those mulberries on your tree go to waste. Try some of these different mulberry recipes this year! Until I married my husband, I had never heard of mulberries or tried them. He grew up with the trees in his backyard – which is now our backyard – and his mother always…
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…
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 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…
