Canning has become one of my favorite things to do to save money on food. Aside from the savings, I love the fact that I can provide healthy, shelf stable foods for my family when times are rough or we're in the middle of an emergency. Plus, once you are bit by the canning bug, … [Read more...]
27 Must Have Canning Supplies for Beginners Learning How to Can Food
August 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Corn Cob Jelly Recipe – Simple Small Batch Canning Recipes
June 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment
If you've been a Six Dollar Family reader for any length of time, you'll probably have already figured out that I hate waste; especially food waste. We are such as wasteful society that I feel like we would all have lives with a much higher quality of life and more money in our … [Read more...]
How to Can Food {Home Canning Basics 101}
June 24, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Back in 2012, I suddenly found myself with more than 70 lbs of chicken that I needed to find a way to preserve. I had gone looking for new ways to save money on food and boy, did I hit the jackpot! What I hadn't considered though was that we lived in a tiny apartment with only a … [Read more...]
How to Can Carrots for Long Term Storage
June 24, 2018 by 2 Comments
Do you can your own foods? Canning seems to be an art-form that died off for a while, but recently, it appears to be going through a resurgence. Learning how to can your own foods can be intimidating and frankly, down right scary when you first begin. There's a lot of reasons for … [Read more...]
Small Batch Canning Recipes – Homemade Orange Marmalade Recipe
July 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I don't know about you, but there are two things that scream summer to me; ice cream and oranges. The sunny taste of oranges is one that I love to preserve so that I can eat it fresh all year long. Sure, I could buy frozen oranges or I could eat my favorite freeze dried citrus … [Read more...]
16 Canning Safety Tips You Should Know
July 3, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Learning how to can food was something that had been on my bucket list for years before I actually did it. I'll be honest and tell you that the possibility of blowing up my kitchen was something that terrified me, but I wanted to be able to put up good quality, nutritious food … [Read more...]
Safe Home Canning – Is it Safe to Can Rice?
February 27, 2017 by 13 Comments
Not too long ago, I found myself in a discussion with a good friend of mine about home canned foods. Where I tend to stick to the regulations for the most part, she was a wild canner who canned anything and everything solely for the purpose of canning it. For the most part, I let … [Read more...]
Home Canned Apple Pie Filling Recipe – How to Can Apple Pie Filling
September 30, 2015 by 1 Comment
I love apple pie. Warm with a buttery crust and a scoop of ice cream on top. What I don't like is the runny, expensive pie fillings that you have to buy when apples are not in season just to enjoy a good piece of pie. Lucky for all of us though, apples are in season and fairly … [Read more...]
Canning Basics – How to Can Green Beans
September 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
If you're just learning canning and preserving, it can be overwhelming to say the least. It's always better to start with something that may be easier than a harder, more complicated canning recipe and it doesn't get much easier than home canned green beans. Canning green beans … [Read more...]
I’m Stacy, CEO extraordinaire and 1/4 of the Six Dollar Family. I'm on a journey to become a six figure family and I would love if you came along with me! We'll kick off our shoes, sip sweet tea, eat loads of goodies, save some money and maybe even learn a thing or two along the way!
