Along with sourdough, home gardening and other pandemic cooking projects, another time honored tradition has recently gained new excitement: food preservation. Last summer stores quickly ran out of ...

With so many varieties of tasty, sweet and juicy peaches available from mid-July until late September, we are able to enjoy not only fresh peaches, but also many preserved products. Today’s article ...

Wash apples, cut into quarters, and remove the peel and core. (A countertop apple corer/peeler can be purchased for around $20; it's a good investment if you plan to make applesauce in quantity.) ...

Now that your summer garden is (hopefully) in full production mode, you may wonder how to use all those tomatoes, peppers, and herbs. The events of the last year have fueled interest in home canning ...

Whether you want to preserve your summer bounty or save money on pantry staples, canning is an excellent skill to add to your kitchen repertoire. But if you're new to the practice, you might be ...

Recently, my mom moved to Texas. My children and I drove to Iowa to help pack her home. The trip happened to fall on my youngest son’s birthday. In lieu of a party, he decided he wanted to go to an ...

When the Peach Truck rolled into Maryville a little more than a week ago, I was in a quandary. With fibromyalgia, certain adjustments have had to be made, one of them being that my body does not move ...

Let’s look at pressure canning vs water bath. Learn which foods are safe to process in a boiling water bath and which must be canned in a pressure canner. There are two methods of canning: in a ...