Resources
How-To Articles & Videos
Intro to Canning Video, by Diane LaVonne
How to Host a Home Canning Party, by Kelly Ingram
Tips for Canning with Children, by Emily Paster
Adventures in Home Canning, by Kim O’Donnel
Pressure Canning 101, by Lorene Edwards Forkner
Starter Pickles, by Lucy Norris
Jam Making Tips, by Chef Kathy Casey
Recipes
In this section, we list some favorite recipes shared with us by chefs from around the country.
Books on Canning
If you are canning for the first time or want some inspiration for your next home canning party, our selection of books will inspire and educate you to can and preserve. Below is a sampling of some of our favorites but be sure to click on the link below for the full updates library.
- Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving, Judi Kingry and Lauren Devine
- So Easy to Preserve, Elizabeth Anderson and Judy Harrison
- Putting Up: A Seasonal Guide to Canning in the Southern Tradition, by Steve Dowdney
- The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest: 150 Recipes for Freezing, Canning, Drying and Pickling Fruits and Vegetables, Carol W. Costenbader
- Canning and Preserving for Dummies, Amelia Jeanroy and Karen Ward
- The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving: Over 300 Recipes to Use Year-Round, Ellie Topp and Margaret Howard
- Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It: And Other Cooking Projects, Karen Solomon
- Preserved, Nick Sandler
- Putting Food By, Janet Greene, Ruth Hertzberg, Beatrice Vaughan
- Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning, by Gardeners & Farmers of Terre Vivant
- Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes, by Tessa Kiros
- My New Orleans: The Cookbook, Chef John Besh
- And more. CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIST OF BOOKS
BlogRoll
- National Center for Home Food Preservation (check this one first!)
- USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning (check this one first, too!)
- “Adventures in Home Canning” (article)
- “Brandied Cherries Offer Sweet Way to Toast NW’s Bumper Crop” (article)
- “Canning and Pickling Guide for Preserving Summer Produce” (article)
- “Cans Across America” article
- “Hmm, Wasted Fruit, Needy Folks; I Think I’ll Make Jam” (article)
- “How Safe is Home Canning?” (article)
- “Kohlrabi Miso Pickle Call to Jars” (article w/recipes)
- On Canning (article)
- “Preserve Summer in Minutes” (article)
- “Preserving Food and Friendship” (video)
- Jam Making Basics” (video)
- “Preserving the Harvest” (article w/recipes)
- “Preserving Time in a Bottle (or Jar)” (article)
- “Pickled Sea Beans” (from Langdon Cook)
- “Pickling: A Turkish Delight” (from Nicole Aloni)
- “Go Local Challenge: Jammin’”
- “How to Stop Pickles and Fruit From Floating When Preserving”
- Can-tastic (from Foodista)
- Canning/Preserving Fact Sheets from WSU Whatcom County Extension Program
- Canning/Preserving Forum on Davesgarden.com
- Cans Across Boston (Facebook page)
- Cappers
- Culinate
- Doris and Jilly Cook
- Encyclopedia of Country Living
- Food in Jars
- Fresh Preserving
- Grit Magazine: Rural American Know-How
- Herb Companion Magazine
- Kitchen Jam
- Lelo in Nopo
- Mother’s Kitchen
- Pick Your Own
- Pickle Freak
- Preservation Basics Forum (including a video tutorial)
- Preserve
- Put Up or Shut Up
- The Lazy Locavores
- Tigress in a Jam
- Tigress in a Pickle
- Weck Jars
- Well-Preserved
- Jillicious Discoveries
- Design Sponge
- Yes, We Can Food in SF, CA
Songs to Can to
A selection of music to get in the canning spirit!
“Canned Goods,” by Greg Brown
“Strawberry Jam,” by Michelle Shocked
“Jammin’,” by Bob Marley
“Can-Can,” by Johann Strauss Orchestra
“Pump up the Jam,” by Technotronic
“Can-Can,” by Bobby Short
