Now is the time when home food preservation enthusiasts are canning produce to have on hand during the cold winter months. If you enjoy preserving, remember there are no safe short cuts in canning.

More often than not, when I mention that one part of my job is to test pressure canners, someone will share a story of vegetables plastering the ceiling from Grandmother’s exploding canner. Thankfully ...

When I was young, this was the time of year my family ate meal after meal featuring green beans, sweet corn and tomatoes because our large family garden was producing nonstop. The abundance of ...

Question: I have sooooo many tomatoes this year. I don’t know how to can them or have any of that equipment. Can you give me some ideas on how I might process and store some of them for future use ...

It’s canning season in Western Pennsylvania. “You can ‘can’ just about everything,” said Denise Relihan, 55, of Harrison. “Tomatoes, peppers, garlic, rice, fruit, jellies, beans, juices, vegetables ...