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The Basics of Home Canning

The Basics of Home Canning

by the editors of Rodale’s Organic Life Think of canning as a precision form of cooking. When canning, you will use ordinary kitchen skills but must observe instructions exactly to ensure that the food is sterilized and safe. This is one time when you definitely shouldn’t improvise. Select Jars and Lids Use mason-type jars, which […]

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A Nostalgic Recipe for Senfgurken (German Mustard Pickles)

A Nostalgic Recipe for Senfgurken (German Mustard Pickles)

by Maria Luci, editor at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen and Rodale’s As a little girl, I spent two weeks of every summer at my grandparents’ house in New England. The little navy-colored home sat by the edge of a picturesque lake with an abundance of trees, wildlife, and lily pads. Most of the small wooden […]

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