Canning

Canning Cinnamon Pears   Ever wondered how to can cinnamon pears? I had never heard of them before, until just recently.   Canning Expertise: Rachel Paxton is a certified Master Home Food Preserver with over 25 years of hands-on experience in safe home canning and food preservation. This year I was able to get my…

Canning tomato soup is easy when you have a good recipe. I’ve tried some different recipes, and this one is definitely the best. If you love Campbell’s condensed cream of tomato soup, then this would definitely be its copycat recipe. This is one of my 6 favorite soup canning recipes for food storage.   This tomato…

It’s zucchini season! If you are like me and always end up with too many zucchini in your garden (or your friend shares their zucchini with you), you are probably looking for some way to use up that extra zucchini.   Using extra zucchini to make zucchini bread is always an option, but that gets…

If you are new to canning, try this recipe for canning bread and butter pickles!. They are one of my favorite easy pickling recipes. These pickles are sweet and great for hamburgers and other sandwiches. You can buy pickling cucumbers at farmer’s markets or try growing them on your own.     Canning Expertise: Rachel…

Green beans are one of the easiest vegetables to grow in your garden. In no time you will be swimming in green beans! Canning is a great way to preserve green beans so that you can enjoy them all winter long. If you are new to pressure canning, canning green beans is a great way…