I've been home canning fruits, vegetables, soups, jams and jellies, and sauces for over 30+ years. It's a lot of hard work, but I really enjoy growing our own foods and then preserving them for later use. Home canning is a really easy process once you learn the basics and can be mastered by any home … [Read more...] about Getting Started with Home Canning and Preserving Food
Home Canning Recipes
Home Canning Peach Jam Recipe
Peach Jam is my favorite flavor when it comes to homemade jam. I enjoy it slathered on my breakfast toast, waffles, toasted bagels, spread onto a piece of French bread, spread between the layers of a cake, a cupcake filling, and more! You can even stir a few spoonfuls into your favorite vanilla … [Read more...] about Home Canning Peach Jam Recipe
Home Canning Pears with Recipe and Tips
For the past few months I've been spending a lot of time in my kitchen working on preserving food for the winter season. We grow a lot of our own vegetables and fruits. I also buy a lot of our fresh produce from local farmers and Farmer's Markets. I've been home canning for almost 30 years and … [Read more...] about Home Canning Pears with Recipe and Tips
Home Canning Chicken Soup with Recipe
Last month I picked up a bunch of chicken from the store that was on sale for .49 cents a pound. We wanted to stock-up a little bit for the upcoming winter season and I wanted to use some of it for canning. I enjoy making a lot of homemade soups and stews and canning them for later use. * This … [Read more...] about Home Canning Chicken Soup with Recipe
Home Canning Red Beets with Recipe
Earlier this month I purchased a half bushel basket of red beets and a half bushel basket of golden beets at our local Farmer's Market. We eat beets at least twice a month, so it was a great way to stock up and to preserve them for later use. Plus, they were on sale for 50% off the normal price! … [Read more...] about Home Canning Red Beets with Recipe
Home Canning Apple Pie Filling with Recipe and Tips
Along with Fall and the cooler temperatures comes canning season, at least for me. During the months of September and October I'm busy with my home canning making homemade applesauce, apple pie filling, apple butter, pumpkin butter, pear sauce, and several other goodies to stock my winter … [Read more...] about Home Canning Apple Pie Filling with Recipe and Tips
Home Canning Apple Butter with Recipe and Tips
Along with Fall and the cooler temperatures comes canning season, at least for me. During the months of September and October I'm busy with my home canning making homemade applesauce, apple pie filling, apple butter, pumpkin butter, pear sauce, and several other goodies to stock my winter … [Read more...] about Home Canning Apple Butter with Recipe and Tips
Home Canning Apple Butter with Recipe
I've been doing home canning for the past 30 years and love it. I don't do it because I have to, I do it because I enjoy it and its a great way to preserve food from our backyard garden. When winter rolls around I love getting into my pantry and serving food to my family that I personally preserved. … [Read more...] about Home Canning Apple Butter with Recipe







