Celebrate Home Canning: Jarden Home Brands, Makers of Ball Home Canning Products, Designates August 13 as National Can-It-Forward Day
Home canning enables consumers to enjoy their fresh, locally grown foods all year long. In addition, fresh preserving lets consumers limit the amount of sugar or salt in foods they prepare and cook with no preservatives.(c)2011 Hearthmark, LLC dba Jarden Home Brands. All Rights Reserved. Distributed by Hearthmark, LLC dba Jarden Home Brands, Daleville, IN 47334. Hearthmark, LLC is a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH).Freeze it: Pour into freezer containers and let cool. Store in freezer up to one year.Raspberry-Jalapeño Jam Yields 7 half pintsKosher Dill Pickles Yields 7 quartsCanning 101 Tips --Use the freshest produce you can find. The fresher the ingredients, the better the taste of the final product. --Pickling salt is a finely milled salt, with no anti-caking additives, that dissolves cleanly and quickly. Pectin is a very fine, water-soluble fiber that helps create a stable gelled preserve. With Mrs. Wages products, you don't need specialty spices or ingredients. Mrs. Wages uses high-quality, 100 percent natural ingredients in their spice mixes. --Fill jars quickly, so they won't cool on the table or counter. Use a wide-mouth funnel and avoid spilling liquid on the rim of the jar, where it may interfere with a good seal. --Wash and rinse jars thoroughly. Set jars in clean, hot water until used. If using dishwasher, keep jars in dishwasher until ready to use. --For reasons of food safety, do not alter recipes. For more canning tips, a canning guide, recipes and templates to make your own print-at-home labels, visit www.mrswages.com .A free, live webcast hosted at FreshPreserving.com will feature a day of instructional canning videos as well as cooking demos. Viewers will be able to ask questions and post comments in real time as they participate along at home. The event will film at Seattle's Pike Place Market and those in the area are encouraged to participate in person.Wash cucumbers and remove blossoms; drain. Leave whole, cut into spears or slice.
Combine Kosher Dill Mix, vinegar and water into a large non-reactive pot. Do not use aluminum. Bring mixture just to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture dissolves.Baking and soup mixes make perfect wedding gift extras, too. While it is becoming more and more customary to give the bride and groom a gift of money, including an antique jar filled with the makings of a favorite soup or baked good instantly personalizes an otherwise appreciated, yet somewhat impersonal, gesture.Preserving Made EasierWash fresh tomatoes. Scald 3 minutes in boiling water. Dip into cold water. Cut out cores, remove skins and chop coarsely.
Combine tomatoes, vinegar and salsa mix in a large pot and bring to a boil. Stir occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Salsa is ready.Clean and sterilize jars, lids and rings. Keep warm.
Mince peppers. For hotter jam, do not devein.Wendy MacDonald wmacdonald@familyfeatures.com 1-888-824-3337 ext. 235 http://editors.familyfeatures.comServe it: Ready to use, or pour into containers and refrigerate up to one week.On August 13, millions of food lovers curious about canning can learn the ease and benefits of preserving fresh food. Jarden Home Brands has teamed up with Canning Across America, a nationwide collective of cooks, gardeners and food lovers committed to the revival of the lost art of "putting up" food, to create the first annual National Can-It-Forward Day.*SymphonyIRI GroupThe Ball brand has introduced a complete line of home canning products to help consumers get started, including the Ball Canning Discovery(TM) Kit. It has all the basic tools needed to start canning and an illustrated step-by-step guide with recipes; the kit is an easy and affordable way for newcomers to learn how to can.
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