Home Canning GuidelinesHome canning vegetables and fruit is a great way to preserve your food.Skip Down to Benefits of Home Canning Canning EquipmentBe sure to visit our Home Canning Store and I'll show you the canning equipment I use. I only buy one new piece of canning each year. It's easier on the pocketbook.Click on the links on the right-hand side of this page to learn how to use your canning equipment. Simple Step by Step Canning InstructionsClick on the pictures to learn how to can. . .
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Not rated yet Canning is becoming a lost art but is a part of provident living. I’m taking you with me this summer as I work with my family in preserving food from our garden. I’ll lead you through a step-by-step process with detailed instructions and pictures to show you what to do as you learn how to can. You'll also want to check out freezing, dehydrating, and using root cellars to preserve your food. Canning vegetables and fruit might look like a gigantic undertaking, but taking one step at a time it’s easy. Bookmark this page now. Come back often to get help as you learn the basics of preserving food. Benefits of Home CanningCanning has may benefits. Here are a few.If you’ve haven’t canned your own produce, you’re in for a treat. Spoil your family with fresh, canned fruits and vegetables. They won’t want to go back to the stuff you buy in the store. You’ll also save a ton of money. “Waste not, want not”. When the garden starts producing, you’ll have more than you can eat. So can the extra food. 
If the electricity goes out, your food is still good. Canned vegetables and fruit can last many years on the shelf. There will be NO added preservatives in your canned food unless you put them in. You know exactly what’s going into your food. One more benefit of home canned food! Home grown or locally grown produce is more nutritious than food you buy in the store. The soil on most commercial farms has been depleted of the essential nutrients that your body needs. Your soil is the best place to grow your food. Pass on the tradition and art of canning to your children. This is where children get excited about gardening. They love to see and eat the fruits of their labors. You spend quality and quantity time with your children as you sit on the porch snipping beans, shucking corn, shelling peas, etc. Being self-sufficient gives you peace of mind. You don’t have to rely on the grocery store for food. Self-sufficiency is an important part of provident living. Return to:Provident Living Today From Home CanningDehydrating Food Freezing Vegetables and Fruit Root Cellar New! CommentsHave your say about what you just read!Leave me a comment in the box below. |
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