Canning Across America

Pickled Garlic Scapes adapted from the "Dilly Beans" recipe from the Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving. Makes approximately 1 pint.

Basic steps in hot water bath canning which means boiling the filled jars until they are hermetically sealed.

All parties need supplies - and jamming's no different. Like any good house party, you probably have most of the supplies you'll need tucking away somewhere

It was the first winter I've tried making marmalade and I was happy with the results. I made several batches over the course of a few weeks, trying various...

Last year putting up fruit became a mission for me. It was my second year of canning. Using a palate of flavors to mix apricots, cherries, and peaches

Many of us have fond memories of Blueberries for Sal, the classic Robert McCloskey picture book about a mother and daughter in 1940s Maine who head out one

I have started canning as a new tradition for our family. In the spring we started with making violet jelly. My children have had so much fun with the whole process.

A watercolor sketch Marcia Milner-Brage titled Marie's Pantry. Separately, Marcia's also captured Marie’s harvest before the canning.

Canning is an important part of Amy Pennington’s book, Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable and Seasonable Kitchen.

I arrived at the food preservation reservation on a very slow train and my first stop was strawberry jam sealed with paraffin wax. There’s an irrepressible me...