I was first introduced to food preservation 35 years ago by my grandmother. That very first year I remember sitting on a chair in her kitchen and watching her can hundreds of different jars of food. On top of canning, she was really big into freezing and dehydrating various foods for later … [Read more...] about Home Food Preservation Made Easy with Ball Canning Products
Home Canning Recipes
Ball International Can-It-Forward Day
How many of you do home canning? How many of you would like to learn or would like to improve upon your canning skills? If so, I've got some great news for you, so please keep on reading! I've been canning all kinds of things for the past 25 years and love it! While I am no expert on canning, I … [Read more...] about Ball International Can-It-Forward Day
How to Make Homemade Tomato Sauce
Every year we plant a garden and one of the things that we can grow very well here in Pennsylvania happens to be tomatoes! Now that Summer is over and Fall is settling in, we are harvesting the last of our tomatoes. Many people think that making your own homemade tomato sauce is a difficult and … [Read more...] about How to Make Homemade Tomato Sauce
Fall Baking, Canning and Freezing
Now that Fall is officially here, I have been really busy baking up some delicious treats for my family. Some of these we eat right away and others I freeze for use later on. Fall is a great time to be in the kitchen baking (or) canning! For the past 2 weeks I have been baking up batches of … [Read more...] about Fall Baking, Canning and Freezing
Slow Cooker Homemade Applesauce Recipe
I love to freeze and can food here at my home for later use. Matter of fact, I am pretty passionate about it as it is much cheaper and healthier for my family to enjoy my own homemade goodies instead of store bought junk. Every September and October I get busy canning and freezing homemade … [Read more...] about Slow Cooker Homemade Applesauce Recipe