Canning is a method to preserve food using boiling water or steam to create an airtight seal inside of a glass jar. It is a simple process that is often made out to be much more complicated than it ...

Although corn may be preserved by a variety of methods, the convenience of ready-to-use canned corn makes it worthwhile to spend the time pressure-canning it. Corn is a low-acid food and for safety ...

In a previous column, I discussed how to preserve your fruit crop by freezing or dehydrating it. Since I am also a certified master food preserver, I thought I would use this column to discuss canning ...

A new generation of home cooks is embracing canning—in part because it’s a good way to preserve the fresh produce of the season and have total control over what’s in the final product, and in part ...

Talk about pressure -- for months my husband, Hoyt, has been eager to try out our gleaming new 22-quart pressure canner. Of course, the canner was his Christmas present -- to me. This past weekend, ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County’s is offering a class on pressure canning Aug. 18 at its education center at 615 Willow Ave. in Ithaca. “Pressure Canning 101” will be offered from 6-9 ...