Whether you want to preserve your summer bounty or save money on pantry staples, canning is an excellent skill to add to your kitchen repertoire. But if you're new to the practice, you might be ...

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Annette Johnson and Abbigail Sampson blanch tomatoes at a recent Purdue Extension workshop on food preservation. Submitted photo Editor’s note: The Daily Reporter regularly features agricultural and ...

Last canning season, a frustrated reader told us he couldn’t find answers to the following questions: Does cooking vegetables remove nutrients? And are canned vegetables healthy for us? Here’s ...

Edward Joseph Vodra was born on Oct. 3, 1871, the eldest son of Leopold and Clementine (LeClair) Vodra, a pioneer fishing family at Two Rivers. Edward’s grandparents, Francis and Priscilla Vaudreuil, ...

To ensure food safety when canning, use safe sources of recipes from university Extension throughout the U.S., from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the current Ball Blue Book. Use only modern ...

Home food preservation season is beginning, with gardens starting to bloom. Planning is an important step in the preservation process. To ensure safety, home canning supplies and equipment need to be ...

Canning potatoes at home is a safe and simple way to preserve your harvest for long-term storage. Since potatoes are a low-acid food, they must be pressure canned to prevent the growth of botulism.

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 ...