Preserving the Harvest

Home canning supplies, tools and equipment are available to make your job easier.
First of all, purchase jars that are designed for high heat. The most popular manufacturers of home canning jars are Mason, Ball, and Kerr. Canning jars are purchased in cases or boxes and usually contain metal lids, screw bands, and jar [...]

When people think of preserving peppers, most often they think of freezing them or drying them. Those are fine ways to preserve peppers, but here at the ranch we tend to go a little further with our pepper preservation by making hot pepper vinegar, salsa, piccalilli, chow-chow, hot chili sauce, hot pepper sauce, spicy [...]