Produce & Pantry

Cold-pack canning is a process of preparing and canning fresh foods that are not fully cooked before processing. This entails longer processing time for the foods in the canner and a scrupulous...

Preserving peppers, whether they are sweet peppers or hot peppers is a good way to store excess produce from the garden. By preserving your own peppers, you will be able to avoid the high cost of...

It doesn't take very many pole bean plants to produce more beans than your family can eat fresh. There are three ways to preserve excess pole beans; freezing, canning and drying. All three...

Cold packed beef is a somewhat misleading term, as the containers for holding the preserved food are boiled at length to sterilize and seal the contents. Cold packing refers to the process of...

Learning how to preserve food the old-fashioned way will save money on your grocery bill and also may help you feel a bond with the generations before you who preserved their own food after...

Canning seems to be a lost art, but in this economy, canning your own food can be a great way to save money AND be eco friendly! Although canning produce from your own garden IS the most...

The addition of vinegar or other acid to canned foods, especially those that are tomato-based, is recommended by the USDA to keep home canned foods safe to eat. Home-canned tomato and pickle...

An abundant tomato crop will encourage a gardener to become creative with the bountiful tomatoes. Make a plentiful supply of different tomato-based products with your tomato harvest, including...

Green beans taste best when they are fresh from the garden, but you can't always find fresh beans. If you can green beans when you first pick them out of your garden, you'll have the next best...

Dill pickles and the boiling water bath canning method go hand in hand and are often a cook's first foray into preserving and canning the harvest. A boiling water bath canner can be an extra...

I've heard the horror stories. My mother told me about a time when one of her neighbors was using a pressure canner and the lid blew off the canner and put a hole in her ceiling. Due to that...

I accidently mess up a recipe for canning tomatoe juice, but, guess what? The juice turned out great and I have crushed toms in the freezer to boot!

When fruits and berries are in season, visit your local farmers' market and pick up a supply. In addition to enjoying these luscious treats now, you can also preserve them to eat during the long,...

The red currant is proof that bigger is not always better. Under optimal conditions, each 4-foot bush can produce up to 12 pounds of tart red berries which can be served raw, as a salad...

I love those crunchy, sweet pickles you get in the deli aisle at the grocery store. So I decided to find a recipe and make my own this year from vegetables from my garden. Here is how I did it.

You can can your own food much easier than you might think. Take all of those extra garden vegetables or fruit and can them to keep them. Buy seasonal fruits and vegetables and can them so that...

A pluot is a hybrid fruit that's a combination of a plum and apricot. If you are lucky enough to live where pluots are available, making pluot jam is a way of preserving the fruit for a taste...

Do you remember the Movie "Fried Green Tomatoes?" Have you ever wondered how to cook authentic fried green tomatoes, and better yet, how to preserve them to eat all year? I am going to...

This recipe didn't come from New York City and it didn't come from San Antonio. This recipe won first place at the county fair, right here in the Ozarks.

If you grow your vegetables, you've got some real advantages over those who rely on others for their food supply. You can harvest your vegetables when they have reached the perfect stage of...

One of the easiest garden vegetables to grow and one of the most versatile, tomatoes play a big role in our gardening plan. We grow enough not only to eat fresh but also plant enough to can each...

Canning is a popular method of food preservation. High acid foods, such as dill pickles, are canned using simple water baths and self-sealing lids. Low acid foods such as meats must be canned at a...

Canned salsa is easy to make at home with fresh tomatoes or frozen tomatoes. Ball® Salsa Mix makes this recipe easy. Give it a try and enjoy salsa straight from your own pantry shelf.

If you live in a part of the country where potatoes are grown extensively, or if you can raise many more potatoes than you can reasonably eat before they spoil, here are some ways to preserve...

Fresh garlic cloves can easily be canned in a pickling solution. By storing them in a cool, dark place, they can be kept for an extended shelf life of up to 12 months. Vinegar helps to eliminate...

The taste of tomatoes fresh from the garden is like no other, certainly not like those firm, pale, tasteless tomatoes you find in the grocery store during the winter months. But, how do you...

The best onion relish is made with sweet Vidalia onions from Georgia, not really hard, just takes some time to do. But, trust me it is well worth the effort. Enjoy, on hot dogs, hamburgers, steak,...

It's time to can those garden vegetables, tomatoes or beans. You follow the directions in your Betty Crocker cookbook or other canning instruction guide. When it's time to open the hot water...

Making jelly from scratch requires hours of preparation from paring the fruit to straining the juice; fortunately, there is an easier way to prepare fresh jelly right in your kitchen. Use fruit...

When extra lean ground beef is on sale, wouldn't it be nice to preserve some for cooking a hot dish or tacos quickly? You can, by cooking it up as loose hamburger and canning it. Ground beef is...

The grocery store is having a fantastic sale on boneless pork sirloin, and you have a few bucks in your pocket. You can take advantage of that sale and preserve some home-canned pork sirloin for...

If you have never tasted home canned chicken breast, you are in for a treat. It is tender, delicious, moist, and usable for many types of stews, soups, chicken salads, or hot dishes. It also makes...

Baked beans are a popular side dish, especially at summertime events. As with most foods, people usually prefer homemade baked beans over the store-bought kind. You can make baked beans and can...

Potatoes are easy to grow, and they store well in a root cellar or even tucked into a cool corner of your basement. Because they store well, the only reason you'd really want to go to the effort...

Apples are probably one of the easiest things to can. They are a high-acid fruit so you can process them in a water bath canner, which is less intimidating to a beginning home canner than a...

Fresh-picked fruits, such as apricots, can go bad quickly. You can prevent this from occurring if can them after they have been picked. You can store them for long periods of time, give them to...

No store bought salsa can compare to a special homemade recipe. Follow these steps to learn how to can and store your own homemade salsa. You can enjoy your recipe all year round and also give it...

Homegrown tomatoes are a fresh and tasty treat after tending a garden all summer. Tomato plants often yield many more tomatoes than one family can eat. Preserve your tomatoes and enjoy the...