The freezer is convenient, no question. But it’s also a crutch, and most home cooks don’t realize how much culinary territory they’re missing out on by treating it as the default. Long before ...

IN spite of its modest size, this book contains a great deal of valuable information on bottling, canning, pulping, drying, and salting vegetables and fruit. In the first part of the book the author ...

ST. PAUL -- Safe home canned vegetables require processing in a pressure canner. This is important to know if you are planning to home can green beans, peas, carrots or other low-acid vegetables this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water bath canning is great for high-acid foods like tomatoes, jams, and pickles. Pressure canning is required for low-acid foods ...

Think boiling is the safest cooking method? Your vegetables might disagree. g. boiling) may be the most detrimental to nutrient content, whereas other cooking methods such as steaming or microwaving ...

Preserve the taste of summer by canning tomatoes. It’s harvest season for Iowa gardens and many of us are up to our elbows in tomatoes and peppers. If you’re finding yourself with enough produce to ...

It’s mid-summer in the Pee Dee and all your hard work in the garden has paid off. You’re eating fresh produce every day, and now your countertops and refrigerator are full of surplus vegetables. But ...