Canning Black Bean and Corn Salsa Recipe – The Safe Way

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My family loves salsa; we eat it on everything from eggs to tacos. My boys can polish off a quart of salsa and a couple of bags of tortilla chips in no time flat. Sometimes I like to serve a salsa that has a little extra nutrition, you know, to counter the bags of tortilla … Read more

Canning Corn with the raw pack or hot pack method

I love keeping home canned corn on hand. Although canning corn takes a little bit longer than canning other vegetables, it's totally worth it. There's nothing like the flavor of locally grown sweet corn during summer, and when you can your own corn you can enjoy that bit of summer all year long.

I love keeping home canned corn on hand. Although canning corn takes a little bit longer than canning other vegetables does, it’s totally worth it. There’s nothing like the flavor of locally grown sweet corn during summer, and when you can your own corn you can enjoy that bit of summer all year long. We … Read more

Canning Beef Stew for Convenience and Emergencies

Home canned beef stew is a wonderful way to prepare for emergencies - big or small. Your family is sure to love this recipe for canning beef stew in a pressure canner.

Canning beef stew is a great way to have meals-in-a-jar for lunches, quick dinners, and even emergencies. You can even use venison, lamb, pork, or other wild game in this home canned beef stew recipe. Every summer I find myself spending a few days canning beef stew, I make other canned soups and stews also … Read more

An Easy Dewberry Jam Recipe for Canning or Freezing

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Every year we forage dewberries which are a wild blackberry that grows in our area. We try to pick enough to last the entire year. We freeze some of the berries and we make a super easy dewberry jam recipe to give as gifts and to enjoy ourselves. This same method can be used to … Read more

Canning Beans: How to can dry beans at home

Canning dried beans at home can save you time and money. Learn how to make canned black beans, pinto beans, and other canned dried beans with this tutorial.

I love the convenience of having canned black beans and other dried beans on hand. However, I don’t like the price of buying canned black beans. So one of the first things I learned to can in my pressure canner was how to can dried beans. Every year I buy dried beans in bulk at … Read more

Ultimate Guide to Mustang Grapes {plus mustang grape jelly recipe}

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All along the rural roads in Texas there are wild mustang grapes and muscadine grapes that grow. Every summer we go grape hunting and pick enough grapes to make grape  jelly and grape juice. Mustang grapes and muscadine grapes are not the same plant, although most of us use the terms interchangeably, but they and … Read more