Canning & Kitchen

Learning How to Dehydrate Food
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Knowing how to dehydrate food is a matter of survival for many and is an easy skill to learn.

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How to Make Peach Jam
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites It’s good to know how to make peach jam before the peaches come into season. Peaches are delicious right off the tree and buying from the orchard is …

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Mason Jar Meals Using the Best Survival Food
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites The best survival food retains vitamins and lasts decades. Take it from #10 cans to delicious combinations before hard times hit. Whether you’re a prepper, homesteader or …

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A Guide to Salting Food Preservation
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

The successful, savory narrative of salting food preservation is fascinating when its history and uses are examined.

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Drying Mushrooms: Instructions for Dehydrating and Use Afterward
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites Drying mushrooms is an easy way to “upcycle” your produce. While most foods lose flavor or texture after dehydration, mushrooms improve. Mushrooms have been eaten since ancient …

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The Best Reason to Practice Food Preservation Methods
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites I had a feeling something would go wrong. I’ve practiced food preservation methods since I was 12 and never had I felt so uneasy. I needed to put …

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7 Canning Myths: Inventing Canning Recipes and Other Bad Ideas
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites There’s a lot of advice floating around the internet about canning, including the idea that you can make up your own canning recipes. Although it’s tempting to …

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The Science Behind How to Make Whole Wheat Bread
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Home cooks learning how to make whole wheat bread often ask, “Why didn’t my bread rise? What went wrong?” It could be the temperature, the leavening, gluten content, or humidity.

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An Easy Pomegranate Jelly Recipe
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

First come the strawberries, then the blueberries and peaches. And apples. Lots of apples. Then, about the time we think we’re done with canning season, pomegranates go on sale. We then scramble for a pomegranate jelly recipe before the ruby fruits turn old and leathery.

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How to Store Vegetables Through the Winter
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Congratulations: your garden was a success! Now, to learn how to store vegetables so they don’t go bad before you can eat them.

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Tips for Successful Wild Game Meat Processing
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

If properly processed, in the field as well as at home, game meat can be some of the best eatin’ you’ve ever experienced.

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Make Your Freezer Drought-Ready With These Food Preservation Methods
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Certain fruits and vegetables that didn’t come from your garden or a farmers market, probably came from either California or Central/South America. 

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Freezing: Food Preservation For Your Garden Greens
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites Why do we preserve food? All those plantings often provide way more greens than can be eaten at once. To save abundant garden greens for later use, try …

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Rules for Safe Water Bath Canning
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Our grandmothers did things differently. But that was before they knew what we know now.

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Food Preservation Examples: A Guide to Food Storage
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites I tell my friends there are two types of people: preppers and those who laugh at preppers. Why is preparing for a rainy day such a laughable …

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