Canning

Several months ago I saw these recipes for making homemade flavored applesauce. I had never thought to make my own flavored applesauce! My family loves applesauce but it gets kind of boring after awhile. Not anymore! I started out with canning strawberry applesauce, and it is really good!   If you have never made applesauce…

If you are looking for the best salsa recipe for canning, then you have come to the right place! I have been searching for a good salsa recipe for years. Personally, I like a salsa that is more like pico de gallo, or more chunky.   My husband, however, loves his La Victoria. I have…

You will love these hot garlic dill pickles. They are one of my favorite easy pickling recipes. There is a story behind why I started canning hot garlic dill pickles. Years ago in Sacramento, California, I ran across an old man selling pickles at a swap meet. He made the pickles in his own kitchen…

This is the first year I have canned asparagus. It is really easy! I first made pickled asparagus, but then I ended up with a whole bunch of little pieces of asparagus that I didn’t know what to do with, so I decided to can them. Canning asparagus is easy if you follow these instructions…

How to Can Cherries   Canning cherries is a great way to make sure your cherries last until cherry season next year. We’re right in the middle of cherry season, and it’s time to start putting our stash away for the winter. If you visit a local cherry orchard you can find cherries as low…