As we have discussed before, I cook mainly from scratch. I don't use many pre-made mixes and etc unless they are shared with me or I...

A very common question in canning: If my product is already cooked, why does it need such a long processing time? The answer is density....

You've been running batches through the pressure canner all day... You're tired and on the last run. You walk through the living room...

Recently, I've started seeing people wanting to pressure can items that really shouldn't be pressure canned. Everything from tomatoes to...

Life is insane. We are all chasing our tail in one way or another. It's okay to slow down once in awhile. With canning, you're forced...

Soooo..... I"m in the middle of a big-time jelly failure. I haven't had one of these for a very long time. The last round of this...

Nothing pisses me off faster than opening an expensive can of pie filling to find that it's mostly goop and not very much fruit! I've...

It takes 10 full minutes at a hard rolling boil to consider a jar sterilized. At this point in my canning life, I don't even remember...

The number one reason lids fail to seal is because of an unclean rim. And you can tell me you wiped the rims over and over and I'm...

Huh? What I mean is water can be canned. Recently, there have been alot of folks starting to worry about the continued cleanliness of...

When canning, you're going to experience some sealing issues. (see Crying Over a Broken Seal) I don't care how accomplished you are at...

Jars of Unusual Size! Ha! (Well.... the dog thinks I'm funny....) I don't generally buy new canning jars. I started out with hand me...

Cry me a river... of broth... There was an abundance of onions in the pantry needing used up. Bestie had made a batch of Onion Broth...

Let's talk about lids again. I buy the cheap lids on Amazon. I like this one particular brand**. It works well for me and holds up on...

Another Don't Look post..... We take such precautions to can our food carefully and correctly. We make sure our processing times are...

When canning, headspace can become a hot topic. Let's discuss.... Every canning book and instructor will tell you to leave so much...

When opening a jar of your home-canned food; there are some things to watch for that help tell you that the seal (and food) is good....

I orignally wrote this December 13th. With everything going on, I am just now getting the recipes cards written up. So sorry for the...

Found a jar with a false seal from the canner loads last night. Let's talk about it. The conventional advice is to wait and allow jars...

Time to clean out the fridge.... Again.... When I'm working on canning up a large amount of product; I like to fill the jars, wipe the...