the ball website has lots of tested recipes & canning instructions. check them out.

Has anyone seen the ball “elite” canning jars locally? I’m looking for low wide half pint jars (as opposed to the taller skinny ones), but my normal place doesn’t carry them. I’m in Cambridge, but will...

I always make an olive spread called Muffletta for Xmas presents. In past years I just threw it into canning jars and labled it to be refregerated. I always make it days before Xmas for fear that it would spoil. This year I want...

Hi this will be my first year of canning this fabulous vegetable. Any tips as I have never canned before? Thanks

through my Ball canning book and it too seems to always use dried herbs (e.g., in the tomato sauce). But I have a ton of fresh basil on hand. So can I use the fresh basil or do I need to stick to the dried? Second question ... if...

Is it essential to use home produced fruits / vegetables for home canning or can they be bought from the market? And do I need any special pots/cookers for canning? Can rice and dry beans also be canned?

Rumor has it plum tomatoes for canning will not be plentiful this year due to all the rain. I was told I should can my tomatoes in the next two weeks. Has anybody else heard this? Has anybody canned yet? How are the tomatoes? San...

I’ve had great success canning salsa verde when I’ve had a bumper crop of tomatillos. I go the max for heat processing at 20 minutes. I don’t find it gloppy – I just give the jar a shake before I open one...

hi, all — I am new to canning. I’ve made one batch using fruit already (boiling water canning) and would like to do more. My next attempt will be a pickling recipe. My canning book (Ball) says to never substitute when...

I’m lucky enough to have a lovely peach tree in the backyard of my house. This year we have an abundance of peaches and I’ll like to try my hand at canning them – but, they are not freestone. Anyone have any...

Can anyone recommend good sites, blogs, or books to learn about canning. I don’t need to be an expert but at least be able to make pickled peppers, can pears, can peaches, cucumbers, and maybe make a few jams like apricot,...

the jars don’t rattle around too much. The two pieces of dedicated equipment I would recommend are a jar lifter and a canning funnel. Not absolutely necessary, but they do make the job much easier. The technique mce1215...

All my canning resources say do not use oil in canned products, so I won’t try it Freezing roasted toms with olive oil and salt works great, as does packing them in jars, sealing over with more oil and storing in the...

. It is wonderful and blows apple butter outta the water. I base it off of a recipe that you can find on epicurious.com. The thing with home canning is safety, and that mostly means acidity and cleanliness in preparation. Pay...

what candy said. and canning probably would work, but no reason to go through the trouble.