To paraphrase William Shakespeare: “To can or not to can. That is the question.” Actually, if you’re like me it’s not much of a question. Of course you are going to can! There is no other option. I ...

I picked up a cookbook last week to peruse some canning recipes and what I saw left me cold. Two recipes, one for preserving green beans, the other for asparagus, called for processing the vegetables ...

If you want to use your fruit spread immediately, don’t worry about canning it. Let the jam cool, and then store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator where it will keep for one month. 1.