Canning 101

Preserving Summer: A Round-Up of Inspiration

by Aimee

In case you wanted to approach Labor Day weekend in a very literal sense, I’m sharing a round-up of preserving tutorials for seasonal fruits and vegetables today. I’ve set aside some time tomorrow to pack my freezer with certain vegetables and berries that I know will be disappearing from the market soon. For a practical application [...]

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Summer Canning Series (Recipe: Apricots in Honey Syrup)

by Aimee

Apricots in honey syrup were not on my list of ‘must-have’ canned items for this season, yet I couldn’t seem to shake the idea. The soft stone fruit and equally golden honey just seemed like they would marry perfectly in a jar. I took advantage of Danny being home on holidays and cooked up a [...]

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Summer Canning Series: Cherry Pie Filling Recipe

by Megan

Written by Megan of Stetted. Now that we’ve covered a few of the basics of canning, I wanted to move on to one of my favorite things to can in the summertime: pie filling. I adore pie, but my family doesn’t need pie weekly. All too frequently my pie cravings hit in the dead of [...]

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Canning 101: Pickled Green Beans

by Shaina

Written by Shaina of Food for My Family. This summer has been one of rushing around, struggling to fit things in and generally moving faster than I’d like. Suddenly and without warning, it was time to start plucking food off my garden vines and begin packing them into jars. My plan yet to be formed, [...]

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For the Love of Small Batch Canning (Recipe: Spiced Plum Jam)

by Marisa

Written by Marisa of Food in Jars. Plum jam tastes like childhood to me. When I was very young, my family lived in a house with three Santa Rosa plum trees scattered around the yard and every other year, we spent three weeks wading through a sea of plums. We’d eat them until we couldn’t [...]

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