Preserving Basics

Since this blog is mostly for personal record keeping purposes, most of the recipes here will be very bare bones. For the sake of any preserving newbies that stumble upon this site and want to use my recipes, here is a list of sites that cover the basics of preserving that you can use to fill in the blanks.


General:
http://www.simplycanning.com/canning-terms.html
http://www.sbcanning.com/2012/05/storing-your-canning-jars-dos-and-donts.html
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-your-own-canning-e-109885
http://hipgirlshome.com/blog/2010/8/22/reducing-a-canning-recipe.html
http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/canning.aspx
http://www.commonsensehome.com/new-to-food-preserving-start-here/
http://melissaknorris.com/2012/10/31/pioneering-today-canning-101-water-bath-vs-pressure-cooker/
http://www.simplebites.net/7-ways-to-get-your-act-together-for-the-canning-season/
http://www.foodinjars.com/2010/11/canning-101-the-tools-of-the-trade/


Boiling Water Bath:
http://www.pauladeen.com/article_view/home_canning_101/
http://extension.usu.edu/utah/htm/fcs/food-preservation-canning/usda_home_canning
http://www.backyardgardeningandcanning.com/water-bath-canning.html
http://www.simplycanning.com/water-bath-canning.html
http://www.foodinjars.com/2010/09/canning-101-why-recipes-call-for-bottled-lemon-juice/


Pectin:
http://www.pickyourown.org/pectin.htm
http://wellroundedmama.blogspot.com/2012/09/canning-pecking-about-pectins.html
http://rurification.blogspot.com/2011/06/pectin-ball-real-fruit-pectin.html


Fermenting:
http://www.wildfermentation.com/
http://www.foodrenegade.com/3-biggest-fermenting-mistakes-youre-already-making/


Pressure Canning:
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/case66.html
http://www.canningpantry.com/using-pressure-canners.html
http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2012/08/how-to-use-a-pressure-canner-part-1.html
http://oldfashionedfamilies.com/pressure-canning-basics-part-1-choosing-a-canner/