Chances are you have at least one Mason jar kicking around your house.

Maybe its serving as an ad-hoc drinking glass, a flower vase, or a pencil holder.

Canning is a privilege, a pleasure, and a passion that connects generations.

Annette Thurman

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My own relationship with canning is, I will admit, love/hate.

The supposed economy of home canning is offset by investments of other limited resources: time and effort.

My friend gives me pears from his neighbors pear tree; I makepear butter.

Daniel Perry

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Dad and I pick green beans from his garden and I can them to brighten our dismal winter months.

Things in jars make meaningful gifts.

Canning them empowers you whether you do it a lot or once every few years.

Sally Vargas

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It makes you a miro-industry, one where you call the shots.

But the love of growing and preserving food that graced her aunt Marty is also deeply entrenched inAnnette Thurmon.

That’s the kind of power jam has, the power of nostalgia.

Nancy Hopkins

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“It preserves a moment that cannot be stopped.”

Here’s what she learned.

Her tips for planning ahead, tempering fear, and developing a relationship with your canner will inspire you.

Sister Colette

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Corn Relish in two canning jars

salsa recipe for canning

Chow Chow in Canning Jars with One Can Open

Marinated Roasted Red Bell Peppers

green tomato chutney

Quince Jelly

Jar of Apple Butter with Some on a Spoon

Preserved Pears

plum preserve

pear peach plum jam

pickled okra

Homemade Giardiniera

Zucchini Pickles

Bread and Butter Pickles

japaleno pickles