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Essentials for water bath canning
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items I plant a garden every year and use the fruits and vegetables to can delicious food to eat all year long. Here are some of my favorite supplies and recipes to accomplish my canning goals!
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Supplies
I don’t know how I’d can without these!
This is a must have to tried and true methods for canning. I always to go back to mine when reading a recipe I find elsewhere.
Ball® Blue Book Guide to Preserving 38th Edition, Recipe Book
The classic canning pot for water bath canning.
Granite Ware Canning Pot with Rack & Lid - 21 Quart Large Boiling Water Canning Set for Jar Sterilization & Pickling on Stove/Open Flame – Scratch-Resistant Porcelain Enamel & Steel Core (Black)
A stainless steal alternative to classic water bath canning pot.
Barton 20-Quart Canning Pot with Rack, Stainless Steel, Water Bath Or Steam Canning, Compatible with Gas, Electric & Induction Cooking - Walmart.com
This set of tools will make the process safer and more efficient. I could can without these! I’ve tried. It’s horrible.
Hungry Artisan 8-Piece Stainless Steel Canning Kit – Complete Jarring and Canning Supplies with Accessories
Having funnels on hand also makes canning easier!
Set of 2 Pcs Mason Jar Funnel, Canning Funnel with Handle for Wide and Regular Jar, Stainless Steel Kitchen Funnel Set (Small& Large)
Wide mouth is great for pickles and peaches
Ball®Wide Mouth Quart 32oz. Glass Mason Jars with Lids and Bands, 12 Count
This size is great for salsa
Ball, Glass Mason Jars with Lids & Bands, Wide Mouth, Clear, 16 oz, 12 Count
I always keep extra can in kids on hand since they are a one time use item.
Wide mouth canning lids
I love this size for canning pasta sauce.
Regular mouth canning jars
This size is great for smaller pickled veggies, pizza sauce and even pie filling.
Ball Regular Mouth 16oz Pint Mason Jars with Lids & Bands, 12 Count
This size I perfect for jams, jellies and relish.
Ball Glass Mason Jar w/ Lid & Band, Regular Mouth, 8 Ounces, 12 Count
I love these lids for when I have a jar that isn’t full enough to can or when we don’t finish a jar and need to store it in the refrigerator.
Mainstays Pack of 8 BPA-Free Plastic Wide Mouth Canning Mason Jar Lids, White
I use my Ninja blender for so many recipes. It’s great for processing batches of an entire recipe to the consistency I need before canning.
Ninja Mega Kitchen System Blender, Processor, Nutri Ninja Cups BL770
When I’m not using my blender to process all of the ingredients of a recipe together, I use a small food processor like this for single ingredients.
Electric Garlic Masher, Portable Mini Food Chopper, 250ml+100ml, 2 Cups, Green
Recipes
These are recipes that I go back to year after year. You can’t go wrong with pickled beets or strawberry jam. There’s enough recipes here to get you started and keep you canning all summer long
This recipe was a HUGE hit in my house. I haven’t even made a pie. We put it in pancakes, waffles, Dutch babies and crepes. It was worth driving all over to find the right cornstarch locally since I didn’t have time to wait for Amazon. Make sure to g...
Peach Pie Filling ⋆ Vintage Mountain Homestead
This is my favorite way to extra hot peppers. We LOVE to put these on pulled pork tot-chos and anything else that that can use a sweet and spicy kick. Can in a 4 oz jar instead of 8 if you don’t think you’ll use them that fast enough.
Candied Jalapenos
Another family favorite that hasn’t been made into a pie. We often take this camping with us to use in the moon pie maker with cream cheese mixed with brown sugar. It’s like having a blackberry cheesecake sandwich. Yum!
Canning Blackberry Pie Filling: A Beginner's Guide
When I make ham it’s typically for me. This one is so delicious. It’s perfect on an English muffin!
Black + Blue: Blackberry Blueberry Jam Recipe - Garden Therapy
I make this jam so I have this goodness for shortbread jam bars. It’s absolutely delicious in cookies, but also a classic PB & J.
Strawberry Jam Recipe for Canning (Best Jam Ever!!) - The Frugal Girls
There has only been one season when I had an abundance of cucumbers. I used this recipe to turn them to relish and my husband has been asking for it ever since. Great in a hot dog or mixed in potato salad!
How to Make Sweet Pickle Relish: Canning Recipe
This has been one of the yummiest ways to use up all of those tomatoes in my garden! I can the sauce in 8 oz jars and it’s enough for two pizzas! It makes pizza night so easy and helps me to make from scratch instead of ordering for delivery.
Easy Canned Pizza Sauce Recipe With Frozen or Fresh Tomatoes - An Oregon Cottage
Canning has been a great way to avoid ingredients I’m allergic to. Strangely, I’m allergic to apples. Finding cranberry juice without apple juice was difficult so I canned some cranberries, sugar, and water and now I’ve got allergen free juice.
How To Water Bath Can Cranberry Juice
If I’m not canning peach pie filling, then I’m canning them sliced and something with ginger brandy. Peaches are a family favorite so we can then a few different ways.
How to Can Sliced Peaches plus Can It Forward Day! #canitforward
Add this to your list to can this spring. Get out and pick some strawberries and stop for lemons on the way home. You won’t regret having this on the shelf later this summer!
Canning Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate