Today I wanted to add another list of helpful hints and tips for home canning. Some of these are things that have been learned and shared by canning veterans who are kind enough to share what they know and things we may never have thought of on our own.
I enjoy hunting down and gleaning knowledge from experienced canners! Isn't it a blessing that people are willing to reveal their discoveries and secrets? So without further ado here are seven very helpful tips to make your canning experience more satisfying and successful!
If you have any tips of your own to share, feel free to leave them in the comments section for others to learn from!
I enjoy hunting down and gleaning knowledge from experienced canners! Isn't it a blessing that people are willing to reveal their discoveries and secrets? So without further ado here are seven very helpful tips to make your canning experience more satisfying and successful!
If you have any tips of your own to share, feel free to leave them in the comments section for others to learn from!
- Keep hard water deposits off your jars by adding 1/2 cup of vinegar to your processing water.
- Half a cup of lemon juice is a good substitute for "Fresh Fruit" to keep your fruit from turning brown while you are working with it.
- In a pinch a butter knife or chopstick makes a good bubbling tool.
- Don't plan to cook dinner on the same day you are canning. Have something quick and easy already prepared or call for pizza delivery.
- It is best not to mix jar sizes when canning. Keep pints with pints and quarts with quarts etc...
- Taste your food before canning to make sure you don't waste time canning something that doesn't taste good.
- Keep a canning journal and when you are finished on each canning day write down what you canned and everything you did from start to finish including notes and any mistakes you think you made. These notes can be helpful to you next season and can be handed down to future canners.
Bonus tip:
Always label your jars and date them!
If you do any amount of canning you will not
remember the dates when you canned things.
And if you are planning on gifting them, this is
important information for the recipients to have.
I have a nice selection of custom labels that will make
this easy for you and make your jars the prettiest jars in
your neighborhood. Like this one that is perfect for getting
ready for Christmas ahead of time. Visit my shop to see more
labels and other canning supplies that you can customize
like recipe binders, aprons and even gingham fabric!
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