Canning & Preserving Resources
Canning and preserving resources, information, and recipes.
Can Sizes and Equivalents
Need to know how many cups are in a #10 can? Or how many ounces or cups are in a can of evaporated milk? Here's a handy chart of can sizes and equivalents.
Need to know how many cups are in a #10 can? Or how many ounces or cups are in a can of evaporated milk? Here's a handy chart of can sizes and equivalents.
Canned Evaporated and Condensed Milk
Chances are your grandmother or great-grandmother made at least one heirloom comfort food using one of these shelf-stable milk products. They can actually be preferable to fresh milk for many applications. Find out why and try some recipes.
Chances are your grandmother or great-grandmother made at least one heirloom comfort food using one of these shelf-stable milk products. They can actually be preferable to fresh milk for many applications. Find out why and try some recipes.
Canning & Preserving
History, information and recipes for canning and preserving at home.
History, information and recipes for canning and preserving at home.
Goodness in a Can
You may be surprised to find that canned foods can actually be more nutritious than their fresh counterparts. Information and many recipes.
You may be surprised to find that canned foods can actually be more nutritious than their fresh counterparts. Information and many recipes.
Disaster Preparedness
Is your kitchen ready for any potential disaster? Find out what you need to know to be prepared for any natural disaster.
Is your kitchen ready for any potential disaster? Find out what you need to know to be prepared for any natural disaster.
Raisins
We're all familiar with cakes, cookies and sweet breads bursting with juicy raisins or eating them just as a snack, but raisins are also good in savory foods. What's the difference between a currant and a sultana and how do raisins act as a preservative? Find out the answers and how to cook with raisins.
We're all familiar with cakes, cookies and sweet breads bursting with juicy raisins or eating them just as a snack, but raisins are also good in savory foods. What's the difference between a currant and a sultana and how do raisins act as a preservative? Find out the answers and how to cook with raisins.
Canning Fruits
Nice cross-referenced instructions for canning fruit, plus canning basics, processing methods, equipment, tips, FAQs, and more from Canning-Food-Recipes.com.
Nice cross-referenced instructions for canning fruit, plus canning basics, processing methods, equipment, tips, FAQs, and more from Canning-Food-Recipes.com.
Canning Glossary
A glossary of canning terms from the Michigan State Extension Service.
A glossary of canning terms from the Michigan State Extension Service.
Canning Meat, Fish and Poultry
Pressure canning tips for meat, rabbit, meat, meat stock, and fish, plus a chart with processing times from the University of Missouri.
Pressure canning tips for meat, rabbit, meat, meat stock, and fish, plus a chart with processing times from the University of Missouri.
Canning & Preserving Recipes
SOAR's archive of 197 (and counting) recipes for canned and preserved foods plus info files and a searchable database.
SOAR's archive of 197 (and counting) recipes for canned and preserved foods plus info files and a searchable database.
Canning Tips
Sandy Anderson has some hands-on tips for home canning, plus recipes.
Sandy Anderson has some hands-on tips for home canning, plus recipes.
Food Preservation and Safety
These help files cover equipment, canning, freezing, drying, pickling, and fermenting foods. Files are available in html web page and in downloadable .pdf format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. From Clemson University.
These help files cover equipment, canning, freezing, drying, pickling, and fermenting foods. Files are available in html web page and in downloadable .pdf format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. From Clemson University.
Home Canning Tips
Step-by-step instructions on how to can low acid and high acid foods, plus equipment and frequently asked questions database from Bernardin Products.
Step-by-step instructions on how to can low acid and high acid foods, plus equipment and frequently asked questions database from Bernardin Products.
How to Can Fresh Vegetables
Specific canning information on how to can various vegetables from your garden courtesy of the University of Missouri Extension Service.
Specific canning information on how to can various vegetables from your garden courtesy of the University of Missouri Extension Service.
How to Select a Pressure Cooker
Presto is admittedly biased toward aluminum pressure cookers, but has good info to help you choose the pressure cooker best for you.
Presto is admittedly biased toward aluminum pressure cookers, but has good info to help you choose the pressure cooker best for you.
Preserving Food Safely
Michigan State University manages this plain vanilla, informational site on preserving all types of foods safely. This index page also has a search engine.
Michigan State University manages this plain vanilla, informational site on preserving all types of foods safely. This index page also has a search engine.
Preserving Food for Special Diets
Ohio State University Extension has some good information on canning for special diets including some recipes.
Ohio State University Extension has some good information on canning for special diets including some recipes.
Preserving Meats Recipes
Archived recipes for preserved meats including sausages, jerky, pickled eggs and fish, from Usenet.
Archived recipes for preserved meats including sausages, jerky, pickled eggs and fish, from Usenet.
Selection, Use and Care of Canning Equipment
Tips and info on lids, jars, and canners from the Michigan Cooperative Extension.
Tips and info on lids, jars, and canners from the Michigan Cooperative Extension.