Updated – August 2023 If you’re preserving low acid foods – like meats and most vegetables, pressure canning is the only safe way to create a safe and shelf stable product. Ball jars and their 2-piece lids are tested and approved containers and lids for use in pressure canning. Pressure Canning Basics is a good...
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Our customers create some fantastic cleaning products that are made with all natural ingredients that will truly clean your home. We hope you’ll think small this holiday shopping season and support one (or more) of these small businesses! Cleaning Products Gift Guide Nether Providence Soap Company Started by a scientist (and a mom of...
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We meet Sean Arnold at the PA Farm Show. He joined us along with Buy Fresh Buy Local, to talk about how to find, choose and appreciate great local foods, and support the farmers and lands, which produce them. Sean Arnold, Owner and Chef for The Left Bank, made a potato leek soup that...
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If you haven’t discovered Simply Canning, which is a very informative canning website, it’s high time you did. Sharon Peterson, the woman behind Simply Canning, began her canning journey for the same reason many of us have; gardening and home preserving food proved to be a great way to provide nutritious, simple, delicious meals...
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I am quick to admit that it is very satisfying to see my countertop lined with cooling jars, and then to know that I can grab one just seconds before the contents are needed for a meal or snack. It is enjoyable to browse the shelves of preserves & choose a few jars perfect...
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We think that these Honey Jars are simply delightful! Our most recent additions to the Honey Jar Line: Hive Jar This attractively designed 12 oz Skep (Hive) Jar is the perfect container to showcase honey. The front and back of the jar provides a surface for labeling. Muth Jar Our 4 oz Muth Honey...
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Updated – January, 2022 Pressure canning is a different preserving method than water bath canning, and not all jars are designed, tested, and approved for pressure canning. This post will discuss which jars are safe for pressure canning. Pressure canning is the only method recommended safe by the U.S.D.A. for preserving low-acid foods such...
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Updated June 2023 Richard Kralj, Food Safety & Quality-Senior Extension Educator at Penn State Extension presented a pressure canning demo at our Preservation Station at the PA Farm Show. There were many questions regarding pressure canning at the PA Farm Show, and we continue to get questions about this topic. As more small kitchen...
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