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We may earn a commission from links on this page. It used to be that in addition to cooking the jam or sauce going into the jars, you had to spend a lot of time prepping the jars: sterilizing them, ...

A deeply philosophical question. But seriously, doesn't it take time? Isn't it complicated? Aren't there safety risks? The idea behind canning is to preserve the very freshest, ripest summer foods — ...

Our grandmothers made "putting up" look super easy, but there are some crucial canning commandments that they may not have shared with us. Fortunately for us, the Southern Living Test Kitchen Team has ...