Canning potatoes at home is a safe and simple way to preserve your harvest for long-term storage. Since potatoes are a low-acid food, they must be pressure canned to prevent the growth of botulism.

Preserve the taste of summer by canning tomatoes. It’s harvest season for Iowa gardens and many of us are up to our elbows in tomatoes and peppers. If you’re finding yourself with enough produce to ...

Home canning is a popular way to preserve the freshness of homegrown food. Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee says that when done correctly, home food preservation also can save ...

It could be argued that the world’s cuisines owe a lot to the long history of food preservation — the ingenious and unexpected ways to prolong the lifespan of food that have allowed humans not only to ...

My garden is a jungle, which means that canning spaghetti sauce is soon in my future. Maybe it’s the same for you. You’ve enjoyed the fresh produce from your garden and from the farmers market all ...

While many people know and understand basic freezing and dehydrating methods for preserving foods, it becomes a different story when they contemplate bottling. Food preservation is a science- and ...

Do you like the game, Trivia? Here are some trivia questions related to food preservation. See how well you can answer them. 1. Of the three methods listed, which is the oldest food preservation ...