Canning

I have always loved making homemade jam, but I was a little afraid to try canning old fashioned orange marmalade jam. It is actually very easy to make. If you are looking for an orange marmalade recipe without pectin, you have come to the right place. This is the first jam I have made that…

In the past couple of years I have been having a lot of fun making homemade jam. Last year I tried plum-blackberry jam for the first time, and it was delicious. This year I decided to try canning strawberry rhubarb jam for the first time. It is now one of my favorite recipes for canning strawberries.…

Several months ago I saw these recipes for making homemade flavored applesauce. I had never thought to make my own flavored applesauce! My family loves applesauce but it gets kind of boring after awhile. Not anymore! I started out with canning strawberry applesauce, and it is really good!   If you have never made applesauce…

If you are looking for the best salsa recipe for canning, then you have come to the right place! I have been searching for a good salsa recipe for years. Personally, I like a salsa that is more like pico de gallo, or more chunky. My husband, however, loves his La Victoria. I have been…

You will love these hot garlic dill pickles. They are one of my favorite easy pickling recipes. There is a story behind why I started canning hot garlic dill pickles. Years ago in Sacramento, California, I ran across an old man selling pickles at a swap meet. He made the pickles in his own kitchen…