Canning/Preserving Recipes

Pickled Red Cabbage

This is great for tacos, nachos, salads, or sandwiches.

Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate. Canning is a way of life. Preserving the fresh bounty of summer all year long! I have a best friend who enjoys canning as much as I do and we share our trials and errors. This is a winner!

Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate

Strawberries are handsdown my favorite fruit. That fresh sweet smell grabs my attention everywhere. I ...

A few jars of relish with a couple hot dogs garnished with mustard & relish.

Homemade Sweet Relish

This is a very tasty and versatile condiment. Use it on hot dogs and hamburgers ...

Bread and Butter Pickles ready to be served.

Bread and Butter Pickles

I don't remember where this recipe came from. But this is my all-time favorite. ...

A bowl of Holiday Cranberry Conserve ready to be served.

Holiday Cranberry Conserve

Note: What is Conserve? Conserves are made with dried or fresh fruits and nuts and ...

Tomato jam on bread on plate

Spiced Tomato Jam

I grew up eating tomato jam at Grandma's house. While grape and strawberry were ...

A few processed jars with a variety of food.

How to do Home Canning

Home canning is pretty simple and fun!. Follow the steps in this tutorial video and ...

A jar filled with mint jelly placed outside on a black cloth with two pots of mint in the background

Mint Jelly

Fresh and colorful, this is the perfect condiment to serve with lamb. It can also ...

Jars of marmalade sitting on a turquoise table mat outside with trees in the background.

Citrus Marmalade

With a beautiful combination of fruits, this delicious marmalade is packed with flavor to highlight ...

Three jars of pickled jalapenos with three jalapeno peppers on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat.

Pickled Jalapeño

This Pickled Jalapeño recipe is easy to make. This is a great way to preserve ...

A cracker topped with cheese and red pepper jelly sitting on a wood cutting board along with a spoon and a mason jar in the background.

Spicy Red Pepper Jelly

This Spicy Red Pepper Jelly is a great topping for baked brie but is also ...

Preserved carrot orange marmalade

Carrot Orange Marmalade

I was inspired by this jam after a visit to Montreal, Quebec. I was given ...

a jar of cherry jam.

Tart Cherry Jam

This recipe has won two blue ribbons for me at State Fairs. I first ...

Alice's Homemade Mincemeat

I love this version of mincemeat. It does not use the traditional suet. ...

Easy Crock Pot Apple Butter

Crock Pot Apple Butter

This recipe was requested by my daughter, Shauna. I found the recipe in a ...

Pickled Corn

You can use the corn in salads, salsas or over taco's.

Tropical Cowboy Candy poured over a brick of cream cheese.

Tropical Cowboy Candy

This is just a tropical note on a well known canned candied jalapenos recipe. It ...

Thrive freeze dried taco soup in a quart jar and single serving taco soup for lunch

So simple Thrive Life taco soup

This is a very popular soup. I am making this for Cinco De Mayo day. ...

Just made Stewed Tomatoes

Stewed Tomatoes....

I only made 3 big jars of Stewed tomatoes So use only 3 tablespoons of kosher ...

1 pint okra pickles

Pickled Okra

This is my mom's recipe that she has been making for at least 50 years. ...

Strawberry Freezer Jam & Apricot Pineapple Freezer Jam

Anytime Apricot/Pineapple Freezer Jam

I love freezer jam! My mother made freezer jam every year and we had it ...

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