Foodie Flicks: The basics of home canning

by Monika Bartyzel, Posted Sep 22nd 2008 @ 2:30PM

Goodbye summer -- today is the first day of fall. The warm air is is being pushed out by harsher, cold winds, and fresh produce is starting to become a little harder to come by.

As wonderful as it would be to freeze our veggies and fruit in time and eat them at our leisure, the best we have is freezing and canning. Freezing isn't the most ideal option, so that leaves canning -- the way to store and preserve vegetables and fruits for those long, dark, and cold winter nights. The above video is part of a series that details the basics of home canning -- all you need to rush out to your local produce stand or farm and buy up the last tasty bushels of summer to preserve for the months ahead.

It's a really simple process, and once you do it, you'll wonder why you haven't before.

Filed Under: Foodie Flicks, Ingredients
Tags: canning, fall, foodie-flicks, fruit, preserving, summer, vegetables

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9-23-2008 @12:23AM Brad said... That was actually an interesting watch - too bad it doesn't actually show you how to can, but I did learn a few things.
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9-23-2008 @9:03AM Monika said... Brad -- check out the rest of the videos in the series, they should help more.
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9-23-2008 @5:05PM dr.ellen said... Why isn't freezing an ideal option? I find the results generally more palatable than the canning counterparts.
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