For a die-hard pickle enthusiast like me, there's absolutely nothing like a jar of homemade pickles. Done right, homemade pickles are the real deal — and once you've tried the real deal, there's ...

Canning is an easy and affordable way to preserve your favorite foods, from fruits and vegetables, to sauces, salsas, relishes, and chutneys. And there’s something truly heartwarming about homemade ...

You already know that low-acid vegetables must be canned in a pressure canner to destroy bacterial spores that cause botulism. So, what can you do with them if you don’t own a pressure canner? Many ...

Home canning, like raising your own vegetables, has taken on new meaning and urgency during the pandemic. Last spring, people who hadn’t planted a garden in years — or perhaps ever — started growing ...

Have you ever been “in a pickle”? As I was pondering this week’s column, I wondered where that expression originated. Being in a pickle is not a good thing, by the way. Basically, this means you are ...

Canning isn’t for grandmas anymore. Take Steve Doherty, a heavily tattooed and pierced New York City bartender. He’s an unlikely enthusiast, but he’s been pickling and preserving in his tiny kitchen ...