Home canning, like raising your own vegetables, has taken on new meaning and urgency during the pandemic. Last spring, people who hadn’t planted a garden in years — or perhaps ever — started growing ...

This homemade fresh vegetable salsa recipe is a delicious and versatile addition to any pantry. If you’re using it as a dip, ...

This acidity chart tells you which foods are high in acid and which are low. High-acid foods can be canned with a water bath canner and/or a pressure canner, while low-acid foods must be canned with a ...

Every year, new rules and regulations come out for canners. Yet most veterans rely on what we learned from mothers, friends and books. This is the year to pay attention to the professionals. The ...

CAN DO: Chelsea Wakstein demonstrates water-bath canning at Villagers in West Asheville. It’s early summer, irnd Western North Carolina is enjoying an abundance of fresh produce. Now the question ...