Plant Gardens 101

Home canning can reduce our exposure to pesticides and preservatives. It can help save money, and it can be rewarding to grow your own food. It allows people to preserve tastes that you just can’t find in a grocery store (surely your own chili tastes better than a can off the grocery store shelf). Home canned items also make great gifts.

The water bath processing method is fairly simple and inexpensive. The filled canning jars are placed in the canner, which has enough hot water in it to cover the jars. The water is brought to boiling and held at that temperature for the time specified in the canning recipe. However, this method is only safe for certain foods. (more…)

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When choosing how to pickle or what pickle recipe’s you would like to try, there are a number of things you want to keep in mind. One of those things is which canning method you would like to use. Home canning is a very simple process that can be done in two ways: pressure canning, or water-bath canning. Pressure canning is a process that requires a pressure canner, which can be often times, be expensive. You may however be able to find a cheap one with a little bit of hunting through garage sales or flea markets. Water-bath canning, on the other hand, can be done using only a couple of simple tools. We will assume that you will be using a water-bath canning method. The following article will explain this particular method.

Firstly, of course you will need a water-bath canner. You must make sure it is deep enough to hold enough water to submerge your canning jars by at least 1 inch. You will also need your canning jars, screw-on bands, and canning lids. It is the much-less-expensive, tried-and-true way of canning. It is a way of preserving hundreds of foods, including salsa, jam, jelly, pickled fruits and vegetables, as well as relish for hundreds of years. It is a great canning method for beginners, or avid canners. (more…)