Q and A: lids blowing off jars in the canner and GMO corn and...

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Lids blowing off jars in the canner I have been canning for over 30 years and had an incident last week that I have never encountered. I made a big batch of turkey soup and...

Q and A: Canning without pressure canner, Canned corn and cherry tomatoes, and...

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Canning without a pressure canner  I grew up on a small farm. We canned everything -- all kinds of meat and veggies, in all kinds of recipes. I remember my mother and grandmother talking about...

Canning beets, Preserving yellow pear tomatoes, and Storing dried herbs

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Canning beets  I just harvested my Bulls Blood beets. I left 3 inches of stem and the roots on. I boiled them -- probably 25 minutes -- the water was red. I soaked them in...

I canned up the first batch of asparagus yesterday

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I'd planned on canning asparagus for a couple of days then got busy, bringing in all the flats of plants off of the back deck. The forecast for the night was a frost warning...

Q and A: canned jalapeños, fermenting foods, and pickling spices

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Canned jalapeños I can a lot of jalapeños. First how long will they last? In some of my jars I added a little oil. In some of my jars I notice a black looking stuff...