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Best tools for canning

In the Kitchen, Preserving food, Preserving Food BasicsBy CharleneFebruary 10, 2018Leave a comment

Let’s make canning less of a chore Canning can be a pretty overwhelming task, especially if you want to put up enough food to last your family all year. But if you have the right tools for the job, you can make the job a lot easier, saving your hours of work and headache. Let’s…

Is Canning Worth the Trouble?

Food storage, Preserving food, Preserving Food BasicsBy CharleneAugust 1, 2014Leave a comment

First, a short history In the 1860’s, a tinsmith named John L. Mason invented what we now call the Mason jar—a glass jar with a threaded lip and a reusable metal lid. Since then, this homemaker’s wonder has allowed people all over the world to preserve fruit, pickles, relishes and jams. Even though people of…

The Well-Equipped Canning Kitchen

In the Kitchen, Preserving food, Preserving Food BasicsBy CharleneAugust 28, 20132 Comments

There’s not much that you really need to get started canning. A canner with rack and some canning jars with 2-piece lids will get you started. And maybe a jar lifter, magnetic lid wand, funnel and timer. Altogether all of this can cost you as little as $10 if you buy it at rummage sales…

Canning FAQs

Preserving food, Preserving Food BasicsBy CharleneAugust 9, 20131 Comment

Canning can be the backbone of your food storage plans and is a very safe method for preserving food if you follow tested and safe canning directions. Please do not take any shortcuts. For the latest information on canning, please consult reliable, up-to-date sources, such as the USDA. What do I need to start canning?…

Learning new skills: Canning soup

In the Kitchen, Preserving food, Preserving Food Basics, Skills for Self RelianceBy CharleneApril 11, 20132 Comments

We’ll talk more about canning later in the year, but since we have a goal this month of Learning a New Skill, I thought I’d mention canning as a good skill to learn. Once you learn to can, you can be canning something almost every month, putting lots of ready-made dinners into your pantry. Which…

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