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Learning resources for home canning

 

Learning resources to help you grow in your knowledge of modern, safe home food preservation.

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Ball Blue Book

Ball Blue Book

The Ball Blue Book is one of the main books in the accepted American canon of home canning.
Ball's home canning books

Ball's home canning books

Ball has been issuing a home canning book since 1909, starting with the Ball Blue Book. It has been a trusted private-sector name for the latest home canning guidance ever since.
Bernardin's Home Canning Recipe Books

Bernardin's Home Canning Recipe Books

Bernardin is the authoritative name in home canning in Canada. The company publishes several home canning recipe books.
Canadian Living as a safe canning recipe source

Canadian Living as a safe canning recipe source

Canadian Living is a magazine and book publishing company. Their test kitchen has for several decades now provided people with lab-validated home canning recipes.
Canning News Bulletins

Canning News Bulletins

This is a list of electronic bulletins that you can subscribe to for home canning news.
Canning: A lifetime of ongoing learning

Canning: A lifetime of ongoing learning

It's important to keep up with developments in the world of home canning. Length of years in home canning does not equal being a good canner by today's standards if you have not kept up with the developments.
Common mistakes the media make when talking about home canning

Common mistakes the media make when talking about home canning

Whenever there's a health incident related to home canning, someone in media with little experience in the field gets assigned to do a story about home canning. The resulting stories usually leave pro's in the field trying to unsee what they just rea...
Emerie Brine

Emerie Brine

Emerie Brine is a Red Seal Certificate Chef and a Master Food Preserver, and the former Executive Chef and lead home food preserving instructor at Bernardin.
Fresh lime juice salsas in the All New Ball Book of Canning

Fresh lime juice salsas in the All New Ball Book of Canning

Many of the salsa recipes in the All New Ball Book call for fresh lime juice. This has caused some controversy because most home canning recipes specify bottled juice.
Fun facts about home canning

Fun facts about home canning

Here's a growing collection of some of the crazy things in the world of home canning to bring a knowing smile to your face.
Historical Canning Guides

Historical Canning Guides

A survey of historical home canning guides. Refer to these canning guides only for the purposes of historical research. Do not follow recipes or guidelines as much of the content is now known to be unsafe.
Home Preservation of Fruit and Vegetables Review

Home Preservation of Fruit and Vegetables Review

A review of Home Preservation of Fruit and Vegetables, a British home food preservation book. It was first published in 1926 with Margaret J. M. Watson as the author. There were 14 editions in total, with 1989 being the last.
Master Food Preserver Courses

Master Food Preserver Courses

Master Food Preserver is a certification that people can earn designating that they have undergone and passed training and courses in modern, up-to-date methods of food preservation.
National Center for Home Food Preservation

National Center for Home Food Preservation

The National Center for Home Food Preservation (NCHFP) is a publicly-funded center for research and education on home food preservation. It conducts and coordinate research to further develop knowledge in the field and engages in knowledge transfer through...
Dr Elizabeth Andress

Dr Elizabeth Andress

Elizabeth Andress was instrumental in the creation of the National Center for Home Food Preservation, and was its project director and champion from 1999 to December 2020, when she retired.
Gerald D. Kuhn

Gerald D. Kuhn

Gerald Kuhn completely changed forever how we think about home canning. A look at his times and work is also the history of many things we now take for granted.
Online courses in home canning

Online courses in home canning

There are now many online opportunities to learn about safe home canning. Some are free, some have a nominal fee.
Online recipe sources for home canning

Online recipe sources for home canning

The recipe sites listed on this page are what many if not most safe home canners would consider to be reputable sites, developing recipes from a foundation of science-based research.
Online resources from the home-canning community

Online resources from the home-canning community

Here is a list of online resources for home canning learning and questions which are run by "non-professionals": that is, people not in the employ of a university or a canning supply company.
Putting Food By review

Putting Food By review

This is a review of "Putting Food By", a home-canning book first published in 1973.
Reputable sources for home canning information

Reputable sources for home canning information

A discussion of reputable sources for safe, quality home canning recipes and practices.
Resources for home canning

Resources for home canning

A list of reputable resources for safe home canning knowledge.
Resources for home canning in Canada

Resources for home canning in Canada

A list of resources for supplies and reliable information for home canning in Canada.
Resources for Home Preserving in Australia

Resources for Home Preserving in Australia

Information resources and supplies for home canning in Australia
Resources for Home Preserving in New Zealand

Resources for Home Preserving in New Zealand

Information resources and supplies for home canning in New Zealand
Resources for Home Preserving in the United Kingdom

Resources for Home Preserving in the United Kingdom

Information resources and supplies for home canning in the United Kingdom
Ressources canadiennes pour les conserves maison

Ressources canadiennes pour les conserves maison

  Une banque de ressources éducatives en français pour conserves maison. Dernière mise à jour: janvier 2019   Livre de recettes Le grand livre des conserves Bernardin Edition francaise du Ball / Bernardin "Complete Book of ...
So Easy to Preserve

So Easy to Preserve

"So Easy to Preserve" is one of the best, if not the best, canning books out there today. If there is a bible of home food preservation, this is it, covering not just canning but also drying and freezing.
So Easy to Preserve Video Tutorials

So Easy to Preserve Video Tutorials

Some short how-to videos from So Easy to Preserve.
The USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning

The USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning

The USDA Complete Guide is considered the Bible of home canning. And, it's free online! Learn what's in it, and its history.
The USDA's role in home canning

The USDA's role in home canning

In the home canning world, the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) plays a critical role. All reputable sources of home canning recipes and directions will defer to the core canning safety advice provided by the USDA.
USDA Recommendations for and against

USDA Recommendations for and against

A list of some clear for and against recommendations by the USDA for home canning
What changed in the USDA Complete Guide between 2009 and 2015?

What changed in the USDA Complete Guide between 2009 and 2015?

A list of changes in the USDA Complete Guide between 2009 and 2015 editions
What's new in home canning?

What's new in home canning?

A timeline of changes since 1944 in recommendations and practices in the world of home canning

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Linda

    Hi, I’m new to canning and I struggle to understand how recipes can be adjusted. I read that I shouldn’t substitute meat or vegetables by beans or up the amount of beans in a recipe due to the higher density of beans. But beans can be pressure canned as well. Would it be fine to up the amount of beans as long as I use the longer pressure canning time for canning beans instead of the original canning time? If not, please explain why my reasoning is not sound.
    Hope you can help me, thank you in advance!

    Reply

  2. Linda

    Can I large grind green tomatoes for green salsa. Peeling green tomatoes are difficult for me because of arthritis.
    Thanks in advance. Linda

    Reply

  3. Elizabeth Kainrad

    Thank you Carolyn for sharing this information with me!! I appreciate you!
    Elizabeth Kainrad

    Reply

  4. Brenda Joyce

    I made spaghetti sauce using hunts canned tomato sauce and want to know if it is safe to can the leftover spaghetti sauce.

    Reply

    • Healthy Canning

      Do not home can leftover food. Only can recipes that have been research-tested specifically for home canning.

      Reply

  5. Paula

    Thank you for having this list of resources!

    Reply
If you need FAST or relatively immediate canning help or answers, please try one of these Master Food Preserver groups; they are more qualified than we are and have many hands to help you. Many of them even operate telephone hotlines in season.

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