Forum: Canning, Pickling and Home Preserving

My family is on the GAPS diet so we have limited options for buying food from supermarkets. BUt that doesn't stop of from eating good food. I have...

I was cutting up a tomato today and normally I squeeze the seeds and juice out of them, which got me to thinking that it would be fun to make my own...

Hello, I have been canning for a few years but would not consider myself an experienced canner as I limit what I preserve to fruits. That said,...

I always make to much gravy, did it again :( It is beef gravy thickened with cornstarch, can I can it? I don't like to freeze cause it is such a...

I'd like to know if this recipes can be processed using a hot water bath instead of wax. GRANDMA WOOD'S TOMATO PRESERVES 4 qts. cherry...

My newly canned dill pickles are turning white in the brine in the sealed jars. Anyone know why this might be happening?

I am looking for a recipe for salsa that stays thick and chunky after simmering and water bath? Any tricks or tips? I have looked at several...

I have an abundance of onions and green peppers and do not prefer to freeze the peppers. I've heard they can be lightly sauteed and canned in oil....

Hi, New to canning. I am looking for an easy salsa recipe. I won't be putting up much, maybe a couple of pints or more. Nothing to hot and spicy...

I have just wrapped up my pickling season for this year having made 35 - 1.5L jars using Company's Coming recipe for many years. I carefully adjust...

We have a large garden this year and I took it upon myself to start canning! I'm not using a canner - just big pots of boiling bath. So far I've...

picled okra recipe calls for 1 cup of 90 grain vinegar, what is this vinegar?

I'd like some ideas/recipes on different ways to can tomatoes....I've already done my salsa and lots of juice, but I still want to can...

I forgot to put lemon juice in my stewed tomatoes, is that gonna be a problem?

I'd very much like to make and preserve a batch of mushroom ketchup. But I've never done anything of the kind before. I have what I think is a good...

I want to make sweet pickles like the ones you buy in the store. Everytime I make some they are like bread and butter pickles. I just want the...

Can onions be safely added to the recipe here: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1636,152172-228199,00.html ? Thanks...

Hi I'm looking for a no vinegar recipe for dill pickles I had one a few years ago and lost it can anyone please help me

I'm wanting to make watermelon rind lime pickles that calls for "shaved lime". Is that simply shaving the outer dark green layer of a lime?:confused: