Canning & Preserving Resources
Canning and preserving resources, information, and recipes.
Canning History
Learn the history of canning and preserving.
Learn the history of canning and preserving.
Canned Food Cooking Tips and Hints
Is storing food in an open can harmful? Find out and get tips on cooking with canned foods.
Is storing food in an open can harmful? Find out and get tips on cooking with canned foods.
Canning Safety
Learn how to safely can foods to avoid botulism, plus new canning guidelines for tomatoes.
Learn how to safely can foods to avoid botulism, plus new canning guidelines for tomatoes.
Canned Food and Health
Many canned foods have more beneficial nutrients than fresh. Learn the effect of canned food on your health.
Many canned foods have more beneficial nutrients than fresh. Learn the effect of canned food on your health.
Canned Food Cooking Tips and Hints
Is storing food in an open can harmful? Find out and get tips on cooking with canned foods.
Is storing food in an open can harmful? Find out and get tips on cooking with canned foods.
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.
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.
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 Labels
Print out these cute canning labels and glue to your jars. Some you will need to download. Others can just be copied from the page after viewing. From Canning and Preserving the Harvest.
Print out these cute canning labels and glue to your jars. Some you will need to download. Others can just be copied from the page after viewing. From Canning and Preserving the Harvest.
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.
Care of Pressure Canning Equipment
Learn how to maintain your pressure-canner, including cleaning of parts, storage, tips on buying a used canner and more.
Learn how to maintain your pressure-canner, including cleaning of parts, storage, tips on buying a used canner and more.
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 Questions & Answers
Find out what causes unsealed lids, broken jars, discolored foods and more from the Michigan Cooperative Extension.
Find out what causes unsealed lids, broken jars, discolored foods and more from the Michigan Cooperative Extension.
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.
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.