safe-canning
Unsafe Techniques When Canning at Home
Canning at home is a wonderful way to preserve the garden harvest. But it can also be dangerous. Learn what to avoid in order to stay safe.
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Are Tomatoes Acidic Enough for Canning?
Are tomatoes acidic enough? The safety of your family depends on whether there is enough acid when canning. Find out how to be sure.
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An Old Fashioned Mustard Pickles Recipe
Add to Favorites What do you do with those renegade cucumbers that hide under the vine until suddenly they appear — huge and yellow? You could, of course, relegate them …
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Why Can?
Whether you are a veteran home canner, or have just begun taking your first tentative steps into preserving your own homegrown food, you already know many of the reasons why anyone would bother.
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7 Canning Myths: Inventing Canning Recipes and Other Bad Ideas
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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An Easy Pomegranate Jelly Recipe
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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