Canning in your own home offers you a lot of benefits. It helps you save money by preventing food wastage because you can store excess food for future use. It also allows you to have seasonal fruits and vegetables all year round in your pantry. Preparing your own canned foods at home is also safer and healthier because you can ensure that the ingredients are all natural and there are no artificial preservatives added. Based on these benefits alone, canning is definitely a skill that every homemaker needs to know.
This book gives you the necessary basic skills that you need to know to start canning foods in your own kitchen. In the first chapter, you will learn how canning works and the basic principle involved in this process. You will also learn more about the many benefits of canning aside from the benefits mentioned above. The chapter also explains the two basic methods of canning—hot water bath and pressure canning. It also provides you a list of all the materials an