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Wide-mouth jars with cucumber pickles, two-piece lids, brine, jar lifter, and a boiling water canner

Pickling Jars

April 10, 2026June 14, 2026ting

Pickling jars should match the job: use real canning jars and new lids for shelf stable canning, and keep quick pickles refrigerated.

Ripe plum and round tomatoes with jars of tomato sauce, bottled lemon juice, citric acid, and a water bath canner

Best Tomatoes for Canning

August 25, 2025June 14, 2026ting

The best tomatoes for canning are ripe, sound, disease free tomatoes. Paste tomatoes are efficient for sauce, but safety depends on tested recipes and acidification.

Pickling Jars

Best Tomatoes for Canning

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