Home Canning Recipes

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

Last month I was at the local farmer's market and found a great special on fresh pineapples. We love pineapple, so I picked up 4 of them for just $1.50 each. Obviously we can't eat 4 of them right away, so I decided to whip up two batches of homemade pineapple jam. You will need 4 cups of fresh … [Read more...] about Home Canning Pineapple Jam with Recipe

My first experience with home canning started at the age of 12 when I would help my grandmother in the kitchen. Throughout my teenage years I was always designated the "helper" until I finally got married and my father-in-law taught me how to can foods all on my own. * This post contains … [Read more...] about Home Canning: Zesty Fruit Salsa

Do you enjoy eating homemade pickles? Don't have the time or the equipment to jump into home canning? If so, you can easily make your own pickles at home and then freeze them for later use. Matter of fact, some pickle fans actually prefer freezer pickles over jarred ones! * This post contains … [Read more...] about How to Make Homemade Freezer Pickles

Bread and Butter Pickles are our favorite type of pickles to enjoy. They're so versatile! You can slap them onto your favorite sandwich, toss them into a salad, or just pull them right out of the jar and enjoy them as a tasty snack. You can make them the traditional way or spice them up with some … [Read more...] about Home Canning: Traditional Bread and Butter Pickles

Zucchini is one of those things that grows extremely-well in my backyard garden every year. We like to put in 4-5 plants every year and will end up with around 50 medium-to-large zucchinis every growing season. You can do a lot with them after you harvest them. Use shredded fresh zucchini in your … [Read more...] about Home Canning Zesty Zucchini Relish Recipe

Fall is just around the corner and apples will be plentiful in the northeast. During the Autumn season I like to can my own apple pie filling which can be used several different ways. I've used my home canned apple pie filling to make cobbler, crisp, muffins, bread, turnovers and of course, apple … [Read more...] about Home Canning: Apple Pie Filling Recipe