Category: Food Preservation

I’ve been a canner for more than 50 years now, and during those years, I’ve used all of the more familiar methods of food preservation. I preserve food by canning quite often which includes...

The best way to make powdered cheese is to use a food dehydrator and then a food processor to create the desired texture. If you don’t have a food dehydrator, you can also use the microwave method...

The best gum arabic substitutes blend the different elements of a solution together and increase its viscosity without altering any other properties of the solution, such as its taste or color....

This article will discuss how food pH is determined and how this is used to decide on an appropriate canning procedure. I will then give advice and guidelines on how to safely can and preserve each...

After many years of canning, I’m often asked whether an Instant Pot can be used for canning. And even though I love the Instant Pot and use mine often for preparing many different foods, its uses...

Nothing is more disappointing than having any type of preserves that doesn't come out just right. I recently made a batch of apple butter that turned out extremely thick. The great thing is that it...