With the rising cost of food, everyone is looking for alternative ways to save money on healthy foods. One of my favorite ...

To ensure food safety when canning, use safe sources of recipes from university Extension throughout the U.S., from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the current Ball Blue Book. Use only modern ...

Process food in bulk with a pressure canner. Tap into the self-sufficiency of pressure canning with these pressure canning soup recipes. One of my earliest and fondest memories was standing on a chair ...

A century ago, most homes had a pantry or cellar lined with glass jars filled with preserved fruits and vegetables. While it’s no longer a vital skill for most Americans, canning has gained popularity ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Sarita Harbour There’s been a recent noticeable resurgence in home canning, a method of preserving food that was once a staple in American households.

Home canning is a popular way to preserve the freshness of homegrown food. Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee says that when done correctly, home food preservation also can save ...

Last weekend we processed three loads of spaghetti sauce in our pressure canner. We also canned an additional four quarts of crushed tomatoes in the water bath canner. Grapes have ripened, so it looks ...