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Homemade Chunky Salsa Recipe for Canning

By Annie

This homemade chunky salsa recipe for canning is so easy to make! Keep reading for tips on how to use a hot water bath to can your homemade salsa!   Making and canning Salsa is pretty much a yearly event here. After all, who doesn't love homemade salsa? We often have a pre-dinner snack of fresh tomato salsa and tortilla chips or nachos, usually with a cold mug of home brewed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canning, Food, Recipes

How to Make Easy No Cook Strawberry Jam (Freezer Jam)

By Annie

no cook strawberry jam in a jar along with english muffins with jam on them

Easy no cook strawberry jam is a simple and delicious way to make fresh jam! Sweet and refreshing with a hint of citrus, this jam will make you wonder why you've been settling for store-bought! Why You'll Love This Recipe In the very busy days of early summer, I always end up taking whatever shortcuts I can to get things done and in the pantry or freezer. I need to make some jam this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canning Fruit, Recipes

How to Make Dandelion Jelly – Recipe

By Annie

I've always wanted to try making some Dandelion Jelly - and this year, I did. Spring is Dandelion season here in southern BC! And wow do we get a lot of Dandelions here; we run an organic homestead here so do not use any pesticides or commercial weed killers. And, because of that, our native flowers and plants are left to grow, flower and reseed themselves. Dandelions are not weeds, no … [Read more...]

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Canning Homemade Sauerkraut

By Annie

How to can Sauerkraut jars on a shelf

Ever wondered how to can sauerkraut so you can enjoy it all winter long? You can easily ferment and can your own sauerkraut in the comfort of your own kitchen! Recently I wrote about our Cabbage harvest and using some of it to make Sauerkraut. Water bath canning Sauerkraut is pretty easy; a beginning canner can preserve cabbage with confidence. What is Sauerkraut? Hailing from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canning, Food, Grow Your Own Vegetables, How To Tagged With: Grow Vegetables, preserving, Sauerkraut, vegetables

How to Can Green Beans – Pressure Canning

By Annie

tattler canning lids, pressure canning, water bath canning, preserving

Once you learn how to can green beans, you'll become more comfortable with pressure canning. When it comes to doing any kind of pressure canning, I am very serious about the process. I don't mean to scare you - I home can cases and cases of vegetables and we eat from our cold room all winter long. However, pressure canning is serious business. If it isn't done properly, the food can … [Read more...]

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Water Bath Canner – Everything You Need for Canning

By Annie

Amazon has a great water bath Canning Kit. This is the same canner that we use for so many things. Many fruits and some vegetables can be preserved using a water bath canning method. Water bath canning is a great way to begin to learn canning and preserving.       Since it comes with the rack and colander, this is a great deal. Also included is the canning kit … [Read more...]

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