Q and A: Rendering lard, canning recipe for the fair, and canning hominy

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Rendering lard I have searched your site and the internet, but cannot find an answer to my question. I have a side of pork belly...

Q and A: storing vacuum sealed food, dents in lids, and canning spaghetti squash

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Storing vacuum sealed food If an item is vacuum sealed with a vacuum sealer machine how long will the food keep? If sealed in vacuum...

Q and A: canned fruit turning dark and canning jam

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Canned fruit turning dark Is there any way to keep canned apples and pears from turning darker after canning? I have used Fruit Fresh and...

Canning has started

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Sure, all year I can up food. But in the summer, we really get down to business! Our first crop of hot peppers is...

Q and A: Canning mixed vegetables, Whole wheat bread, and Canning corn salsa

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Canning mixed vegetables I want to can up some mixed vegetables of corn, green beans and carrots. But not sure which recipe to follow. They...