Canning and Preserving

Canning became part of our life slowly, one summer at a time. A batch of pickle relish here, some peach preserves there. Now it’s something I look forward to every year. These are the preserving recipes I make again and again, from practical tomato sauce to the things I squirrel away just for fun.

Single jar of creamy yellow homemade Dijon mustard from above view.

Homemade Dijon Mustard (Canning Recipe)

Glass jars filled with red cherry jam with metal lids.

Homemade Cherry Jam (Canning Recipe)

Close-up of sealed half-pint jar of pickled red onions.

How to Can Pickled Red Onions

Sealed jar of corn with kernels packed in liquid.

Pressure Canned Corn (Cold Pack Style)

4 finished jars of canned goods.

15 Easy Canning Recipes Every Beginner Can Make

finished tomato sauce jars on counter.

How to Can Basic Smooth Tomato Sauce

plum jam in front of top black canner.

Canning Plum Jam (A Pretty Recipe for a Late Summer Day)

finished tomato paste.

How to Can Tomato Paste (Step-by-Step Guide)

finished jars on red cloth.

How To Can Whole Tomatoes: A Pantry Staple You’ll Make Every Summer

How to Make Tomato Powder from Leftover Skins (A Frugal Favorite)

How to Make Tomato Powder from Leftover Skins (A Frugal Favorite)

canned jars of diced tomatoes on counter with tomatoes in background.

How to Can Diced Tomatoes (Step-by-Step)

canned jars of crushed tomatoes on counter with tomatoes and canner in background.

Home Canned Crushed Tomatoes

grid of 6 waterbath canning recipes

41 Water Bath Canning Recipes: Classic, Tried-and-True Favorites

close up of jar of marmalade with blood orange beside.

Homemade Blood Orange Marmalade

The Easiest Way to Make Real Butter at Home (Without a Churn)

The Easiest Way to Make Real Butter at Home (Without a Churn)

How To Can Sweet Potatoes

How To Can Sweet Potatoes

garden journal on counter below window.

A Spring Preserving Guide: Your Kitchen From March to June

gallon jar of apple cider vinegar on counter.

Make Your Own Apple Cider Vinegar

Vegetable Stock.with Herbs (To Pressure Can or Freeze)

Vegetable Stock.with Herbs (To Pressure Can or Freeze)

opened jar of cranberry sauce with cranberries and spoon on the side.

How to Can Cranberry Sauce

jars of cranberry juice arranged on counter with bowls of cranberries.

How to Can Cranberry Juice: A Winter Staple

jar of butternut squash soup base, with peppercorns and herbs in front, and a butternut squash and other canned jars behind.

Canning Butternut Squash Soup Base

jar of enchilada sauce.

Smoky Homemade Enchilada Sauce (Pressure Canning Recipe)

How to Can Bourbon Cherries (For Drinks + Desserts)

How to Can Bourbon Cherries (For Drinks + Desserts)

canned jars of spaghetti sauce on counter with tomato on side.

Our Favorite Pressure-Canned Spaghetti Sauce

sealed jar of banana peppers on red checkered cloth.

Homemade Pickled Banana Peppers (Canning Recipe)

front shot of beef stew inside jar.

Old-Fashioned Beef Stew with Potatoes and Herbs (Pressure Canning Recipe)

front shot of jar of apple syrup on counter.

How to Can Apple Syrup (Using Apple Peels)

Multiple jars of blueberry syrup on a wooden surface.

Old-Fashioned Blueberry Syrup (Canning Instructions Included!)

finished canned hot sauce.

How to Make and Can Habanero Hot Sauce (It’s Ridiculously Good)

How to Make Naturally Sweet Canned Grape Juice

How to Make Naturally Sweet Canned Grape Juice

jar of blueberry preserves on counter with blueberries in front.

Old-Fashioned Blueberry Preserves for Canning

Close-up of a jar of homemade raspberry jam with a detailed lid and an intricate fruit design on the glass. The jar is placed on a striped towel with other jars blurred in the background.

Old-Fashioned Raspberry Jam (With Canning Instructions)

Close-up of a mason jar filled with pressure canned pinto beans with additional jars in the background.

How to Pressure Can Pinto Beans

Close-up of sealed jars of raspberry syrup resting on a red and white cloth.

Sweet & Simple Raspberry Syrup for Canning

mason jar filled with peach raspberry jam

How to Make Peach Raspberry Jam (An Heirloom Summer Recipe)

overheard view of homemade apple jam with spices.

Apple Pie Jam (Canning Recipe)

sealed jar of salsa verde with lime wedge in front.

Salsa Verde for Canning (With Roasted Tomatillos)

sealed jar of black bean and corn salsa with a lime wedge and jalapeno in the background.

Pressure Canned Black Bean and Corn Salsa (My Go-To Recipe)

sealed jar of elderberry syrup with piece of ginger and spices in front.

Homemade Elderberry Syrup with Cinnamon, Ginger, and Clove (With Canning Instructions)