What is Canning Salt? And is it Really Needed?
Most canning recipes have salt listed as an ingredient and usually it’s listed as canning salt or pickling salt. This often leads to a lot …
Preserving Food
Preserving food is a great way to save money, save time, and prepare for emergencies. I preserve food in a variety of ways including, canning, pressure canning, dehydrating, freezing, and fermenting foods.
I’ve written two books on preserving food, The Ultimate Guide to Preserving Vegetables and Pressure Canning for Beginners and Beyond.
I also have some free preserving food worksheets that will help you keep all your preserved food organized.
Can you freeze eggs? {how to freeze eggs}
Whenever I’m asked what I do with the extra eggs we get from our hens, I always say that we first freeze enough to make …
Canning Carrots – raw pack or hot pack method
Canning carrots is an easy and versatile way to preserve the harvest at the end of the season and stock your pantry. Canned carrots are …
The Easiest and Best Way to Freeze Fresh Basil
What is the best way to freeze fresh basil to retain the flavor and color? We put all the the popular and not-so-popular methods to …
3 Simple Ways of Drying Basil at Home
At the end of the summer when the garden is overflowing with basil, it’s the perfect time to start drying basil to stock your pantry. …
How to Preserve Figs – can, freeze, dehydrate, pickle, and ferment
Fig season is short, although it does come twice a year, so be sure to preserve figs while you can. Figs can be canned, frozen, …
Easy Grape Jam Recipe – using grape mash or whole grapes
During the summer Mustang grapes grow all over our area. Mustang grapes are similar to muscadine grapes. We use these tart grapes to make grape …
Safely Canning Soup at Home for Preparedness and Convenience
When you make home canned soups you end up with a meal in a jar instead of ingredients to make a meal. Canning soup at …
Home Canned Sausage, Potato and Kale Soup Recipe
This sausage, potato and kale soup is an adaptation of Olive Garden’s “Zuppa Toscana” soup. I love making soups but when I can adapt them …
Probiotic Rich Fermented Dill Pickles – whole, spears, and slices
Traditionally fermented pickles are easy to make and full of probiotic goodness for your gut. Every summer we make jar after jar of these naturally …