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We may earn a commission from links on this page. It used to be that in addition to cooking the jam or sauce going into the jars, you had to spend a lot of time prepping the jars: sterilizing them, ...

Ensure delicious jams and preserves last longer by learning how to sterilize jars safely and effectively Why is it important to sterilize jars for your delicious preserves? A clean, sterilized jar is ...

Our grandmothers made "putting up" look super easy, but there are some crucial canning commandments that they may not have shared with us. Fortunately for us, the Southern Living Test Kitchen Team has ...