Few fall recipes capture the pure essence of apples quite like a homemade apple butter recipe. Apple butter is a silky, spiced spread (no actual butter involved) simmered until it’s thick, deep brown, ...

Fall is my favorite time of the year and one of my favorite times to preserve apples. The crispness of apples, the warmth of spices, and the comforting scent of a homemade apple pie are some of the ...

Home canning is a popular way to preserve the freshness of homegrown food. Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee says that when done correctly, home food preservation also can save ...

Process food in bulk with a pressure canner. Tap into the self-sufficiency of pressure canning with these pressure canning soup recipes. One of my earliest and fondest memories was standing on a chair ...