Category: Canning Tips

Pressure Canning Outdoors

Pressure Canning Outdoors

Thinking about pressure canning outdoors? Learn how to choose the right burner, manage wind, and prevent damage to your canner for safe, efficient home food preservation.

Preserving Peaches: Canning, Freezing, Jam or Salsa

Preserving Peaches: Canning, Freezing, Jam or Salsa

South Carolina-grown peaches provide vitamins A and C, are a good source of fiber, and are low in calories—35 calories per 2½” peach. There are many ways to preserve the goodness of peaches...
Pressure Cooker vs. Pressure Canner

Pressure Cooker vs. Pressure Canner

It is time to can green beans, which must be pressure canned for safety. So you may be ask why a pressure cooker or a pressure saucepot cannot be used as a pressure canner. To be classified as a...
Canning Vegetables to Prevent Botulism

Canning Vegetables to Prevent Botulism

What is Botulism? Botulism is a food poisoning caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria, Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum and its spores are everywhere. It is prevalent in soil and water...
Canning on Smooth Top Ranges

Canning on Smooth Top Ranges

Clemson Extension does not make recommendations for pressure canning on smooth top ranges. We do recommend that consumers with smooth-top ranges contact their range manufacturer for recommendations...
Why Can’t Old-Time Recipes Be Used for Canning?

Why Can’t Old-Time Recipes Be Used for Canning?

The Question: People have been canning for a long time, and it appears that not too many people died from it. Why can’t the old-time recipes be used? If the recipes were passed down from...
Canning Reminders

Canning Reminders

Remember that vegetables, meat, fish, and poultry (low-acid foods) should be pressure canned for safety. Fermented vegetables and fruits (acid foods) can be canned in a boiling water bath. Note:...
Revisiting Botulism

Revisiting Botulism

Although botulism is most often associated with improperly home canned foods, improperly stored commercial or home-preserved products have the potential for causing botulism. Botulism is caused by a...
Canning Tools

Canning Tools

Lid Lifter/Lid Wand The canning lid lifter/lid wand is a magnet attached to a short plastic stick and is a useful tool for lifting metal lids from hot water. Lid wand brands include Back to Basics,...
Say “No” to Old Pickle Recipes

Say “No” to Old Pickle Recipes

The Question “I recently made homemade dill pickles by my grandmother’s recipe; I have made pickles by this recipe for a very long time. This year the pickles were bubbling when I opened...
Pressure Canning Revisited

Pressure Canning Revisited

A frequent question to the Home & Garden Information Center: “I canned my green beans in a water bath canner. Are they safe?” Often this question is prefaced by “My mother and...
Why Mason-type Canning Jars

Why Mason-type Canning Jars

The major reason we recommend Mason-type canning jars is our experience with them and their decreased rate of breakage compared to mayonnaise jars, salad dressing jars, spaghetti sauce jars, or...

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