Canning is an easy and affordable way to preserve your favorite foods, from fruits and vegetables, to sauces, salsas, relishes, and chutneys. And there’s something truly heartwarming about homemade ...

For a die-hard pickle enthusiast like me, there's absolutely nothing like a jar of homemade pickles. Done right, homemade pickles are the real deal — and once you've tried the real deal, there's ...

Favorite canning traditions from our kitchen to yours. Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas Canning is as much evolution as much as it is about traditions. Every summer I seem to add another food to my ...

Preserve summer's harvest! Learn how to make classic dill pickles, pickled sweet peppers, and homemade tomato sauce for ...

You already know that low-acid vegetables must be canned in a pressure canner to destroy bacterial spores that cause botulism. So, what can you do with them if you don’t own a pressure canner? Many ...

Growing pickling cucumber plants is the easy part of creating your own pickles. Water the plants, nurture them to the best of your ability, and you're liable to end up with a plethora of cukes for ...

Homemade pickles are great to have on hand, but the canning process is more than a little bit intimidating. If you're looking to make pickled cucumbers at home without all the fuss, consider trying ...

Instructions: Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16-inch slice off blossom end and discard. Leave 1/4-inch of stem attached. Dissolve 3/4 cup salt in 2 gallons of water. Pour over cucumbers and let stand 12 hours.