Home canning has been around for a long time. And while there's nothing necessarily wrong with grandma's approach, traditional water-bath canning is a fairly arduous process. From preheating the jars ...

When it comes to putting food by, there's nothing more basic, straightforward or wholesome than fruit in syrup. Talk about simple: exquisite, picked-at-peak-of-perfection Northwest peaches, nestled ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...