Food Preservation
Welcome to the Food Preservation category—your guide to safely storing and saving your harvest. Whether you're canning vegetables, fermenting fruits, or dehydrating herbs, these trusted techniques and step-by-step guides will help you build a stocked, waste-free pantry from your garden's abundance.
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How to Make Homemade Canned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling
If you love rhubarb and would love to enjoy it all year long, you need this Canned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling. Since I started making it, we started enjoying homemade pies and crumbles all year long. When you can the pie filling, all you have to do to make your dessert is dump it in a crust or crumble and…
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How to Make Cran-Raspberry Jam using Cranberry Juice
Cran-raspberry jam with cranberry juice is a sweet-tart twist on a classic fruit spread — and it’s surprisingly hard to find! After coming up short in my search, I decided to create my own version, and it turned out even better than expected. The tart cranberry juice adds a bright pop to the raspberries and gives this jam a nostalgic…
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How to can Blueberry Pie Filling to Use All Year
A few years ago, I learned how to make and can pie filling, and I will never turn back! Try this Blueberry Pie Filling and I promise you will be so happy you did. I’ve made pies, bars, turnovers, and crisps, and they were all so easy with the canned fillings. Grab this easy recipe while blueberries are in season…
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Easy Three Ingredient Low Sugar Thimbleberry Jam Recipe
If you’ve been searching for a low-sugar thimbleberry jam recipe, you know how rare these wild berries—and reliable recipes—can be. Thimbleberries have a bright, tart flavor and soft texture that makes them perfect for jam, but their naturally low pectin content means they need just the right method to set. This recipe uses less sugar than traditional versions, so you…
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The Best 3 Ingredient No Pectin Black Raspberry Jam Recipe & The New Love of Your Life
If you’re looking for a no-pectin black raspberry jam recipe, you’ve come to the right place! Black raspberry season in Northern Illinois was in full swing last June, and we made the most of it with bars, jam, and pie. With about 7 cups of berries still in the freezer, I’m considering another pie or maybe some mini pies next.…