Produce & Pantry

It`s easy to make you`re own Sweet Onion Relish. You can enjoy this relish on everything from hamburgers to sandwiches. Give it a try I`m sure you`ll enjoy it.

Our family is very fond of eating the sweet pickled beets that we preserve from a recipe in Kerr Canning Book (now the Ball Canning Book). We like to grow beets that are a dark glossy red color...

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...

Vegetables can be dried whole or sliced, using the sun, air or heat. Some vegetables dry best when strung; others have their tops braided together. Still others must be sliced thin and placed on...

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...

This recipe is my favorite marmalade of all time. the combination of kumquats and prickly pear produce a flavor similar to candied cherries as well as the same red coloring. There is no need for...

Ramps, also known as wild leeks, torment fans with their maddeningly short harvest season each spring. The woodland plants, which taste like a mild onion-garlic cross, feature a small bulb topped...

Roasted bell peppers make a nice addition to salads and pastas, and are a healthy snack too. You can buy roasted bell peppers by the jar at many grocery stores. But you can also roast bell peppers...

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...

Making jams and jellies at home is much easier when you add pectin to your preserves. Pectin is a thickening agent derived from apples or other natural sources--it helps to gel your homemade fruit...

Over 30 years ago, a friend's grandmother gave me some Damson Plum Preserves, and they were probably the best thing I ever put in my mouth. Since then, I've found Damson preserves in the grocery...

The crisp mornings of the fall signal the time for the final harvesting of the summer tomatoes left on the vines. If you have already made spaghetti sauce and tomato juice with your bounty, why...

Blackberries are plentiful during early spring and summer in the United States. Juicy and sweet, the antioxidant-filled berries are commonly made into pies, cobblers and jams. Use this simple...

Home canning is a safe, healthy way to preserve foods. Many home canners are perplexed when their jars crack and break. Here are the major reasons that canning jars may break.

Canning is experiencing a renewed popularity, along with an increased interest in home cooking and local foods. While canning is a wonderful way to preserve the bounty of the season, following...

When it comes to canning your garden vegetables and fresh fruits and saving those favorite sauces, preserving with Fowlers Vacola can come in handy. Fowlers Vacola is an all-in-one canning system...

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...

For generations, families with gardens and farms have been preserving food after harvest to last throughout the year. In fact, people have been preserving food in jars since the early 19th...

Canning is an economical way to preserve fresh garden produce or bulk produce purchases. Following basic precautions can ensure having healthy food on your table for the winter months.

Wild plum apple jelly is a golden treat that you can never buy at your local grocery store. Reminiscent of late summer, it will be a treat on all of your baked goods throughout the winter months....

When there are leftovers after a meal, many people reach into the kitchen drawer for their trusty plastic wrap roll. Plastic wrap creates a considerable amount of waste, though, because it cannot...

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...

Fresh carrots last for a long time when stored under proper conditions, but few people have enough space to store many carrots. Carrots can be canned, of course, and they can be frozen, but for...

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...

Dehydrating, or drying, food is an old-fashioned way to preserve food. By removing most of the moisture, foods keep much longer even without refrigeration. In today’s world there are big...

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...

My parents grew up poor in the upper peninsula of Michigan, so canning was not an option, it was a necessity for survival. I remember my mom canning tomatoes every summer ... and making hot...

Zucchini is a type of summer squash that is extremely versatile. It can be eaten raw, baked into breads and casseroles, tossed into salads or a stir-fry, or simply sauteed with a little butter and...

Nuts are an important staple in our diet. They provide protein, fiber, oils, vitamins and minerals. Without their shells they are unprotected and can quickly become rancid. This can happen more...

Fall brings an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables and canning these can feed your family throughout the winter months. Canning or bottling fruit and vegetables is a big job. Having other...

I grew up near a town where there lived a group of Amish. Their live style always fascinated me. I couldn't understand why anyone would give up the comforts of life, things like electricity and...

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...

Apricots are delicious when eaten fresh, dried or baked in cobblers. Apricots are particularly tempting when made into a thick, fruity jam and spread on buttered toast for afternoon tea or even...

This tastes so much better than the store-bought kind!

You've spent several hours slaving in the kitchen - preparing your fruit, making the syrup and sterilizing jars - and end up with 8 jars of liquid instead of lovely jam or jelly. Don't give up. ...

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.

This article will instruct you on how to place fresh peaches into jars for later use in recipes or as a healthy snack.

Preserving flavored oils is easier than it may seem, has a variety of different uses and adds great flavor to your foods. Use the oils to saute vegetables, sear meats, drizzle on breads or add...

Green beans, string beans, snaps – they are known by many different names. But they are a challenge to preserve successfully if you don’t have a pressure canner. Green beans are a low-acidic...

You can easily can your own tomatoes and you will be able to savor the wonderful flavor of summer throughout the entire year. The uses for canned tomatoes are limitless. Tomatoes are very acidic...

Almost nothing is as gratifying as preserving your own vegetables from the garden. Sweet pickles are one of the easiest and tastiest things you can make. It's very satisfying to serve them to...

Homemade jams and jellies on fresh baked bread are a great way to enjoy the summer berries all through the year. Berries are plentiful during the summer season, and you'd be surprised how easy 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...

Clementines are a deep orange citrus fruit with very few seeds and a thin skin that makes them easy to peel. Use Clementines the same way you'd use any citrus fruit: Section it, make it into...

Nectarines are smooth-skinned cultivars of peaches, but are usually smaller and slightly sweeter than most peaches. Although most nectarines appear reddish in color, there are also white and...

My Black Raspberry-Apple Spread is much like a jam, and more of a cross between Black Raspberry Preserves and Apple Jelly. I have a huge Black Raspberry bush that grows bigger every year, but also...

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...