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Canning

Canning Recipes to help you put up all your favorite foods!

Canning doesn’t have to be hard, but you have to follow the recipes to the letter to avoid the cans from spoiling. Why throw food away when you can save it for the winter or rainy days, using best preservation method ever?

You’d be amazed at the wide variety of produce that can be canned!

How To Can Muscadine Jelly

July 25, 2025 by Kendra Lynne
cans of muscadine jelly

When I found a local source for free muscadines, I was all over it. Here’s what I’ve been making with these delicious grapes over the past few days…

Categories Canning Tags grapes 40 Comments

How To Can Pear Sauce Step By Step

September 9, 2026 by Kendra Lynne
three jars of canned pear sauce

Once you try pear sauce, you might never go back to plain ol’ applesauce again!

Categories Canning Tags pears 73 Comments

How To Can Pears (Halved or Sliced)

October 11, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
how to can pears

Here’s a step-by-step tutorial for a no-cook recipe for canning pears either halved or sliced.

Categories Canning Tags pears 73 Comments

Canning Garden Leftovers into a Sweet Pickle Relish

October 20, 2017 by Kendra Lynne

Here’s a great recipe for a sweet pickle relish that uses cucumbers, carrots, peppers, and onions. It’s pretty to look at and tastes of perfection!

Categories Canning Tags cucumbers 11 Comments

How To Can Dilly Beans

August 11, 2026 by Kendra Lynne
two cans of canned dilly beans

Here’s another great way to preserve green beans… pickle them!

Categories Canning Tags green beans 18 Comments

How To Can Zucchini Step by Step

August 8, 2026 by Kendra Lynne
zucchini pickles ready to can

Summer squash and zucchini are so super easy to can. And so pretty too! You’ll have a taste of summer all winter long!

Categories Canning Tags squash 139 Comments

How To Make Delicious Honeysuckle Jelly

October 17, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

I love this stuff!! It’s pretty awesome to go pick wild flowers in our backyard and make a delicious jelly from them. Even the kids had fun gathering the sweet honeysuckles!

Categories Canning 66 Comments

Are Dented Cans Safe To Eat From?

September 17, 2024 by Kendra Lynne

Is it safe to eat from dented cans? Well, not always. Here are a few tell-tale signs that you’d be better off tossing that food. And how to know if it’s still safe.

Categories Canning 13 Comments

Is It Safe To Can Homemade Chili, Soups, and Stews?

September 17, 2024 by Kendra Lynne
canned beef stew

Do you can your own homemade soups and chili? Or do you tend to stick to a tried-and-true recipe straight out of a canning book?

Categories Canning 153 Comments

How To Can Glazed Carrots

January 27, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

Here’s a yummy alternative to just canning carrots in water!

Categories Canning Tags carrots 36 Comments

How To Make Pomegranate Jelly

January 27, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

Fresh pomegranate juice is SO delicious and good for you. If you ever find yourself with an abundance of it, try turning that juice into pomegranate jelly! You won’t regret it. Here’s how…

Categories Canning 18 Comments

How To Can Baby Carrots

November 1, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

A step-by-step tutorial on canning carrots. *PLUS, a TATTLER Reusable Canning Lids GIVEAWAY! Contest has now ended. Congratulations to Melissa at Kids and Canning Jars!

Categories Canning Tags carrots 119 Comments

How To Can Applesauce & Apple Jelly From The Same Batch

October 24, 2024 by Kendra Lynne

How to make delicious apple jelly and homemade applesauce from one batch of apples! It may take a little time, but it’s really not hard at all, and so worth the benefits!

Categories Canning Tags apples 50 Comments

How To Can Grape Juice – The Easy Way!

November 1, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
15 jars of canned muscadine grape juice

I love this recipe! It’s super easy. No cooking, no squeezing, no juicing… and it tastes so fresh!

Categories Canning Tags grapes 90 Comments

How To Make Grape Jelly

January 27, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

Instead of a how-not-to make jelly, it’s a how-to make syrup instead… ’cause that’s what I did.

Categories Canning Tags grapes 22 Comments

How To Can Peaches and Newbie Canning Mistakes

November 2, 2024 by Kendra Lynne
home canned peaches

A step-by-step on how to can peaches… and a little more of what NOT to do!

Categories Canning 48 Comments
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kendra lynne
"Hi! I'm Kendra. I'm a wife, mother, and homesteader. I love everything that has to do with simple living. I'm a canning instructor, an avid gardener, and a constant learner of old-fashioned skills. Here is where I share it all. Welcome to the adventure!"
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