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  • Homemade applesauce cooking in an enamel pot beside a food mill, halved apples and filled quart jars
    Food Preservation | Fruit | Recipes

    Homemade Applesauce: Make It, Can It, Freeze It

    October 15, 2026October 20, 2026 UpdatedOctober 20, 2026

    Homemade applesauce from the NCHFP procedure, with yield math by the pound and bushel, both tested canning methods, freezer headspace and the egg-swap ratio.

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  • Apple butter recipe: pint jars of homemade apple butter with fresh apples and cinnamon sticks on a farmhouse counter
    Food Preservation | Fruit | Recipes

    Apple Butter Recipe: Stovetop, Slow Cooker, and Canned

    October 15, 2026October 20, 2026 UpdatedOctober 20, 2026

    The tested NCHFP apple butter recipe, cooked on the stove or in a slow cooker, with both doneness tests, a batch scaler and canning times for every altitude.

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  • Fresh tomato salsa ready to can in jars for the pantry
    Food Preservation | Recipes

    Canning Salsa: Safe, Approved Ratios for Shelf-Stable Jars (2026)

    August 7, 2026October 9, 2026 UpdatedOctober 9, 2026

    How to can salsa safely: why the tested ratio of tomatoes to peppers and vinegar is a safety feature, plus a step-by-step water-bath method.

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  • Ripe tomatoes on the vine destined for homemade canned sauce
    Food Preservation | Recipes

    Canning Tomato Sauce: Start to Finish (2026 Guide)

    August 7, 2026October 9, 2026 UpdatedOctober 9, 2026

    Turn a heavy harvest into shelf-stable jars: how to can tomato sauce safely, with acidification amounts, USDA-based processing times, and an altitude note.

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  • Fresh homestead tomatoes in baskets ready for water bath canning
    Food Preservation | Recipes

    Canning Tomatoes: The Water-Bath Method, Step by Step (2026)

    August 7, 2026October 9, 2026 UpdatedOctober 9, 2026

    A safe, step-by-step guide to canning tomatoes in a water bath, with acidification amounts, USDA-based processing times, and an altitude adjustment.

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