Canning is an incredibly gratifying and simple process. I love to give home canned jams and preserves as Christmas gifts and this is the prime time of year with fruit in abundance. Whats more, canning ...

Preserving food at home is easy, but questions around proper techniques never stop, especially when it comes to safety. One common debate is whether it’s safe to reuse canning lids. The short answer?

Canning is a method to preserve food using boiling water or steam to create an airtight seal inside of a glass jar. It is a simple process that is often made out to be much more complicated than it ...

My wife, Mary, burst through the door this past week yelling “We won!” “The lottery?” I asked. “Better than that, I found a box of canning lids at the grocery store!” she screamed. After doing a happy ...