Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2020. Learning to preserve had long been on my bucket list. No one in my family or the neighborhood had taken me under their canning wing, and it ...

It’s ancient. It’s culinary cool. We’re talking pickling and canning, and fall’s brimming farm markets mean now is the time to gather friends for a good old ...

When summer cucumbers start piling up, I always make Grandma's homemade sweet pickle relish recipe. It’s simple, garden-fresh, and perfect for canning or the fridge. Once you’ve tried making sweet ...

There’s no easy answer, really. What lands in this column sometimes depends on what’s growing in my gardens and what is seasonal. Then again, I may share a recipe that’s caught my eye regardless of ...

For a die-hard pickle enthusiast like me, there's absolutely nothing like a jar of homemade pickles. Done right, homemade pickles are the real deal — and once you've tried the real deal, there's ...

Homemade pickles are great to have on hand, but the canning process is more than a little bit intimidating. If you're looking to make pickled cucumbers at home without all the fuss, consider trying ...

My garden — more correctly, my husband’s garden — was overflowing with cucumbers. Lots of tomatoes and peppers, too, along with lesser amounts of carrots, eggplant, Egyptian spinach, zucchini and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Canning pickles isn’t difficult, but it requires preparation and an understanding of the “why” to achieve safe, optimal results.