All things canning related. As preppers many people focus on their food stores first. Canning is a great way to increase these food stores with items from your garden and orchard.
You will find three categories here in the canning section. These are equipment reviews and suggestions, canning tips, and last canning recipes.
Hot pack canning involves boiling the food to reduce its size and remove excess air before packing it into heated jars. Cold pack canning on the other hand is placing uncooked food directly into the heated jars. In both methods the jars are preheated and it is necessary to boil any syrups or liquids added…
Preserving Food through Canning Is Easier Than You Think When many people think of canning they either get an image of their grandmother canning in years past, or they freak out about all the information saying you’re going to get food poisoning. In the cases of their grandmother canning these images often bring back warm…
Mason Jars have been around for over 150 years. While they are great for canning, storing food and about a million other uses. One thing that still plagues some people is rusted lids. This may lead you to wonder why did the lids rust? Are they still safe? How can I clean the rust off?…
Mason Jars the King of Food Storage Nearly every prepper, homesteader or Southern Tea Drinker has mason jars around their home. These are perfect for canning foods, arts and crafts and even cooking cakes in. However, when it comes to storing frozen foods people tend to shy away from mason jars. This stems from the…