30 TOP Canning Recipes – How to Can Salsa, How to Make Pickles, How to Make Jam

Jun 25, 2017 | General, Recipes | 183 comments

I know today is going to be a long day for me. At least I had a good night sleep! I have a few projects I need to tackle, and one of them today is going to be canning! This is something I am still learning, I have the harvest of strawberries to tackle for today, otherwise this is still unknown territory for me.

I have decided to start my day today getting inspired with the best 30 top canning recipes that I could find. Here is the list. The beauty of these is that the recipes are so ubiquitous, and everyone loves these combinations of fruits, vegetables, sugar and salt, that give us that unbelievable homemade flavor, the feeling of comfort and the old world charm. These recipes are things that you can make even if you are not the most proficient canner – start with them, and you will learn the techniques, and then will be able to make anything canned!

Canning now is a disappearing skill. We can buy everything in stores, and no longer need to preserve as we do not have a stock of food to preserve. We live in the city, and do not have a place to grow an abundance of food that then will need to be canned. And then, at times, when we do get an overwhelming amount of food that we have picked, we panic.

Canning actually is not that complicated. Once you have done it a few times, and have learned the proper techniques and skills, you can do it again. Go to a few local classes where they will teach you how to can things, get your hands dirty with this, be brave! Here is some inspiration below – hope you enjoy! Don’t forget to scroll to the very bottom of the post for a little treat!

	Canned Pinto Beans I have never canned beans before, so this is an uncharted territory for me! I would love to try these! Read more…
	Canned Squash We do have instances when we have too much squash on hand, this is helpful! Read more…
	Quick & easy homemade refrigerator pickles ! Use those garden cucumbers Who doesn’t love homemade quick pickles? We make these practically every couple of days! Read more…
	BeautyBerry Jelly The color of this jelly is mesmerizing! I could eat this all winter long! Read more…
	Blueberry Pie Filling I love blueberries, but their fresh season is short! Instead of buying blueberries from stores hauled who knows from where, get yourself a few cans of fresh local harvest – you will never want those store blueberries again! Read more…
	Strawberry Jam This is the kind of jam I am going to be making today! Love strawberries in jam! Read more…
	The kids love these pickles; so good! > Garlic Dill Pickles Garlic dill pickles are my favorites! I am not a sweet pickle person. Read more…
	Super Easy Dill Pickles Recipe. Another variation – try this one for a change! Read more…
	Make your own homemade garlic pickles These cans look like they are from my house! Read more…
	Lemongrass and Ginger Jelly Recipe (no canning required!) This one is a little unusual, but what a lovely flavor I bet! Gotta try it! Read more…
	How to Can Crisp Apple Slices Think about putting these on your homemade waffles! Read more…
	Easy for Peach Salsa This is the kind of salsa I love when I go to potluck parties! Read more…
	Canned Cinnamon Apples You will never worry about having too many apples again! Read more…
	Refrigerator Dill Pickles Recipe – No Canning Required Another option if you are still looking for those pickles! Read more…
	DIY Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Canning Recipe If you have too many extra tomatoes that are saucy tomatoes, make this! I swear by it! Read more…
	17 Tomato Sauce Recipes for All Your… And just if you are still overflowing with tomatoes, here are whole lists of things to do with them! Read more…
	Absolute FAV for a quick snack w/ cream cheese > Peppered Jalapeño Jelly This one if a favorite of my husband’s family! I have never even known before that peppered jellies existed! Read more…
	My grandmas jam recipe > Peach Zucchini Jam Just think about the texture and the sweetness of this one! Sometimes to look forward to! This one is perfect for the late summer – save it! Pin it! Read more…
	101 Canning Recipes for Fruits & Vegetables from Your Garden A whole big list of recipes someone else found, and it will probably have everything from this list and then some – check it out! Read more…
	Learn how to make Homemade Canned Peach Butter Peach preserves are probably one of my top three or top five preserves for sure! Read more…
	DIY Salsa Canning for Beginners, using Ball Canning … – I would love to learn this recipe, look at the color of this! Read more…
	Easy Homemade Hickory BBQ Sauce Recipe This one is so interesting! I am going to make this! I find store bought sauces plain annoying with their preserved flavor. I want to try this one! Read more…
	Have you ever made homemade ? My & tips on the blog: Aren’t these pictures exciting! You will have to make this! Read more…
	Have you ever made homemade ? My & tips on the blog: A closeup shot! Did I convince you or what? Read more…
	Salsa Recipe & Beginners Guide to Canning This salsa definitely looks homemade! I need to start making salsa! Read more…
	How To Can Peaches : Peaches are often canned just because they tend to have a short shelf life. But do you know how to can peaches? Learn here! Read more…
	Refrigerator or Canned Peaches >> Another option again for you, look at this color! Read more…
	The Homestead Survival \| Habanero Gold Jelly Canning … – � I remember a couple of years ago we had this crazy amount of habaneros that we grew in our house! This recipe would be the one! Read more…
	Recipe: Canning Homemade K:My husband loves this ketchup. He won -> Homemade ketchup recipe? Sign me up! We are always out of ketchup in this house, our kids love it! Read more…
	Best & community : Canning Recipe – Apple Pie Jam And the final recipe in the list today! I bet they used to use this in apple pies in the past! Just think about this flavor! I can only imagine! Read more…

And finally, if all of this amount of sugar starting from the top is not yet hitting your mouth with that sweet feeling that you have just read one of the most important blog posts you may need for this summer, here is another sweet treat for you – keep reading!

Hope you have great plans for this summer! Now that you have solved your canning worries, how about an adventure!

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183 Comments

Nyx Nyx on June 26, 2017 at 2:59 am

the beach will always be great!
Adrienne Gordon on June 26, 2017 at 3:27 am

Surfing in California!
Nina Yarygina on June 26, 2017 at 3:42 am

I want to travel to Spain this summer
Cynthia C on June 26, 2017 at 4:40 am

I’m going to take a road trip to the beach later this summer.
Tracy Pryor on June 26, 2017 at 5:21 am

I’d like to take my family on a beach vacation.
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Paul Gardner on June 26, 2017 at 5:54 am

i found this giveaway and my adventure would be to go to the beach
Sandi Tymchuk on June 26, 2017 at 6:31 am

This summer, I will go on an adventure to celebrate my brother’s 50th birthday–in Maui. I’d like to try ziplining.
Linda Svarovsky on June 26, 2017 at 6:57 am

Would love to go to Niagara Falls
Bryan Vice on June 26, 2017 at 7:06 am

I would love to take my kids to the beach this summer
Brittany Marie Thompson on June 26, 2017 at 7:07 am

I would love to try ziplining!
Margaret Smith on June 26, 2017 at 7:16 am

I’d love to go on a cruise. Doesn’t matter to where, just a cruise.
Cheryl Z on June 26, 2017 at 7:43 am

I would kill to spend a long weekend away at a cottage some where up North this summer!! A little mini vacation adventure 🙂
Christina Sparks on June 26, 2017 at 7:52 am

I would love to go camping, it has been about 4 -or 5 years since we have been camping. It is one of my favorite activities.
Suzanne K on June 26, 2017 at 8:12 am

I just coordinated with 3 of my friends for us to go to a ‘learn to kayak’ class!
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Melanie Hayes on June 26, 2017 at 9:06 am

I want to go to the cabin in the Canadian shield then later in the summer i want to do a road trip and move to Kelowna BC
Janice L. on June 26, 2017 at 9:26 am

I want to scuba dive.
Daristotle on June 26, 2017 at 9:30 am

I want to go to Banff!
Kimberly Hilbert on June 26, 2017 at 9:32 am

This summer I’d like to finish the adventure of New Pool Liner in a timely fashion. Not looking like it will happen easily though.
Jammie Morey on June 26, 2017 at 9:34 am

I want to swim with dolphins this year.
Darlene Carbajal on June 26, 2017 at 9:39 am

I would love to go to Disneyland!
GENA VIGGIANI on June 26, 2017 at 9:44 am

my family and I would love to get to Disney this summer, as we have never been and know it would be a blast!
Annalisa K on June 26, 2017 at 9:57 am

I want to go on a beach adventure this summer
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Chantelle Daigle on June 26, 2017 at 10:03 am

I’m going on an adventure to Toronto this summer!
Calvin F. on June 26, 2017 at 10:11 am

I will go to the beach. Found it on contesgirl
Kayla Klontz on June 26, 2017 at 10:22 am

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Steve Weber on June 26, 2017 at 11:10 am

I’d love to go on an adventure in Fiji!
Julia Barnes on June 26, 2017 at 11:15 am

I want to go to Disney World this summer!
Carrie G on June 26, 2017 at 11:32 am

I’d like to move across the country this summer
Tiffany S on June 26, 2017 at 12:07 pm

I would like to go on a zip line adventure this summer.
Daniel M on June 26, 2017 at 12:37 pm

found via search engine and always wanted to travel, see hawaii or rome
kathy Persons on June 26, 2017 at 12:50 pm

I would love to go to Seattle
Daniela Plume on June 26, 2017 at 1:49 pm

I’ve taken up cycling and would love to ride the open roads
Jonathan Giang on June 26, 2017 at 2:03 pm

I want to go to Japan to eat wagyu
Tainan Lu on June 26, 2017 at 2:14 pm

I would love to go camping.
Sandy Klocinski on June 26, 2017 at 2:53 pm

I want to try all the new food trucks in my area
Charity Banman on June 26, 2017 at 4:45 pm

I want to take my husband and kids on a camping & road trip adventure in Alberta
Shelley Butcher on June 26, 2017 at 5:21 pm

Spending a month in castlegar so I can be at grandkids 1st and 3rd birthdays.
Abdul HM on June 26, 2017 at 5:24 pm

I want to hitchhike my may to Bhutan and learn to be happy.
Erik DiVito on June 26, 2017 at 5:27 pm

Hope I win
Jean F on June 26, 2017 at 5:45 pm

I’d like to take a river cruise.
Dwayne Berry on June 26, 2017 at 6:06 pm

I want to go on a couch riding adventure, with a baseball game on the big screen.
tamatha hunter on June 26, 2017 at 6:24 pm

always dreamed of going to new zealand
Aarone Mawdsley on June 26, 2017 at 6:27 pm

a road trip somewhere
Liberty on June 26, 2017 at 7:21 pm

I wanted to go to the botanical garden and I went last weekend- the plants were so lovely!
heather s on June 26, 2017 at 7:43 pm

I would like to go to Hawaii
Alexandru Rusu on June 26, 2017 at 7:58 pm

I found this blog on contestchest and this summer i want to go in France with my girlfriend.
Jack B on June 26, 2017 at 8:07 pm

I’d love to have a family adventure to Orlando to go to Disney.
Valencia Poole on June 26, 2017 at 8:10 pm

I don’t have a particular destination in mind. I just want to take a road trip to some place I have never been.
Veronica G on June 26, 2017 at 8:29 pm

Visiting family and road tripping to Michigan!
jiangt87 on June 26, 2017 at 9:14 pm

Canning woo hoo!
sightseeingscientist on June 26, 2017 at 11:55 pm

Visit the Grand Canyon!
kathy Persons on June 27, 2017 at 3:34 am

Making plans for HersheyPark
Veronica Lee on June 27, 2017 at 3:53 am

We plan to visit my sister in SIngapore.
paulinemilner on June 27, 2017 at 4:09 am

We are going to try white water rafting. This should be interesting. I am just hoping not to get ejected from the boat! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
Anne B on June 27, 2017 at 6:15 am

I would love to hit the East Coast this summer!
Cathy French on June 27, 2017 at 7:05 am

I would love to go on a couple of road trips this year. One to my aunt in MO who I haven’t seen in over 20 years and one to FL to see my old friend who I also haven’t seen in over 20 years.
Jennifer M. on June 27, 2017 at 7:43 am

I want to learn to surf!
Maria on June 27, 2017 at 8:05 am

Hoping to go to Banff
Billy Lilley on June 27, 2017 at 9:17 am

I recently booked a trip for me and my wife to Hawaii. It will be our first time.
Jammie Morey on June 27, 2017 at 10:39 am

I want to go to the diamond minds.
Jessica W on June 27, 2017 at 11:38 am

Planning on a road trip!
Peter G on June 27, 2017 at 12:34 pm

Want to go to Hawaii and surf with the family.
doug gerard (@Qascadex) on June 27, 2017 at 12:58 pm

A trip to Hawaii would be great ! 🙂
Rebecca W on June 27, 2017 at 5:17 pm

We enjoy camping and hiking to see new things during the summer! We’d also love to try white water rafting!
Shaila Blackerby on June 27, 2017 at 5:48 pm

I would love to go camping.
Saegan Anderson on June 27, 2017 at 9:14 pm

My mom and I are going to Alaska in 2 weeks!
Erin F on June 28, 2017 at 1:32 am

I would love to visit Victoria, BC, again. It’s such a beautiful place.
kathy Persons on June 28, 2017 at 3:36 am

WOuld love to go to Nashville for July 4th celebration
Jay Jackson on June 28, 2017 at 9:53 am

I would like to surprise my wife with a weekend getaway to Deep Creek Lake in Maryland.+
Lisa on June 28, 2017 at 11:54 am

I would love to go to the beach this summer.
Howard B on June 28, 2017 at 4:44 pm

found through contest blog. England.
Saegan Anderson on June 28, 2017 at 8:50 pm

mom and me to Alaska!
nickie on June 28, 2017 at 11:51 pm

I’d love to go to hawaii
kathy Persons on June 29, 2017 at 3:21 am

We would love to travel to Seattle
Miguel Serrano on June 29, 2017 at 4:58 pm

Zip-lining in Whistler.
nickie on June 29, 2017 at 10:48 pm

I’d love to go to Paris
Gabriela on June 30, 2017 at 1:56 am

I would love to go to Marrakech this year!
kathy Persons on June 30, 2017 at 4:04 am

eaded to Tennessee
Ann Fantom on June 30, 2017 at 7:14 am

I found this giveaway on Box Roundup. I would like to go to New Orleans this summer
nickie on July 1, 2017 at 12:07 am

I would like to visit disneyland
Gabriele on July 1, 2017 at 1:55 am

My dream: Laos!
Irene on July 1, 2017 at 2:06 am

I’d go to Iceland. Now and ever
Veronica Lee on July 1, 2017 at 7:07 am

I would love to go to a beach resort
al on July 1, 2017 at 5:05 pm

I want to go to Boston
nickie on July 1, 2017 at 11:04 pm

Swimming in Hawaii
Shawn Zahid on July 2, 2017 at 8:54 am

Grand Canyon
Julie Bickham on July 2, 2017 at 11:08 am

Would love to visit Cape Cod this summer.
Terry on July 2, 2017 at 12:55 pm

I would love to see the ocean in the Caribbean or Hawaii. These have been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember.
al on July 3, 2017 at 7:23 am

Freedom Trail, Boston
Terry on July 3, 2017 at 10:51 am

I want to see the ocean.
Wanda B on July 3, 2017 at 3:01 pm

I want to take a trip to the west coast of Canada (Banff and Jasper).
Anne B on July 3, 2017 at 6:35 pm

I want to go to the east coast….and I found this on contestgirl.
nickie on July 3, 2017 at 7:53 pm

I found this giveaway on twitter
Amanda Lea on July 3, 2017 at 8:33 pm

I found this on contest girl. WE live in the south I would love to head northeast like Salem!!
Veronica Lee on July 4, 2017 at 6:52 am

I’d love to go on a cruise
Donna Doyle on July 4, 2017 at 7:30 pm

I found your giveaway. Would love to just have time enough off to explore the lakes around where I LIVE IN MY KAYAK.
nickie on July 4, 2017 at 10:36 pm

I want to visit Toronto
Christy Peeples DuBois on July 4, 2017 at 10:47 pm

I would like for my two daughters to choose a destination they would like and go where they choose. Just the three of us.
Jammie Morey on July 5, 2017 at 9:15 am

I want to go to the local camp ground just to get away.
ANNA NGO on July 5, 2017 at 3:17 pm

I love to go to Norway
nickie on July 5, 2017 at 11:29 pm

I want to check out castles in Eroupe
paulinemilner on July 6, 2017 at 2:17 am

We are looking forward to visiting several Canadian national parks in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario. I am sure we will discover some amazing places. Thanks for the super giveaway opportunity.
Kerry on July 6, 2017 at 12:28 pm

I would love to go back to Newport,RI where I went to college. I miss it and have great memories.
Wanda B on July 6, 2017 at 5:09 pm

I look forward to doing a lot of reading out in my backyard in the gazebo.
nickie on July 6, 2017 at 10:14 pm

I would like to go scuba diving
Terry Stevens on July 7, 2017 at 10:47 pm

I want to go to Hawaii this summer.
Nyx Nyx on July 8, 2017 at 2:28 am

cruise adventure will be fun!
Veronica Lee on July 8, 2017 at 7:29 am

I would love to go glamping this summer.
unwindwithsteph on July 8, 2017 at 8:01 am

Thanks for the Giveaway! I am hoping to get to Vegas, but we do have some camping trips planned for the summer as well.
clynsg on July 8, 2017 at 8:08 am

The family went to visit the Crazy Horse Monument earlier this summer–quite a hike up to it!
Wanda B on July 8, 2017 at 11:21 am

I’m looking forward to some canoeing.
intensev5 on July 8, 2017 at 8:33 pm

Lots of camping this summer with friends and family
Marlene V.
Theresa C. on July 8, 2017 at 9:33 pm

I’m going to learn how to kayak this summer! 🙂
unwindwithsteph on July 9, 2017 at 7:47 am

Our adventure would be a road trip of Vancouver island
nickie on July 9, 2017 at 1:02 pm

I would love to try ziplining
Wanda B on July 9, 2017 at 1:27 pm

I’d like to go on a few camping adventures.
Jammie Morey on July 9, 2017 at 2:33 pm

I want to skydive this summer.
Susan Smith on July 9, 2017 at 8:06 pm

I’d love to go on a cruise.
Terry on July 9, 2017 at 8:45 pm

I would love to go to an island in the Caribbean.
Jessica G on July 9, 2017 at 9:10 pm

I’d really love to trip around Quebec City
Vicki D on July 9, 2017 at 9:30 pm

Backpacking in Borneo
Bilqees Bano on July 9, 2017 at 9:36 pm

I would go to the japan
Ioana Mohora on July 9, 2017 at 10:44 pm

I want to travel to Bali
Renaud Didelot on July 10, 2017 at 2:47 am

I found this giveaway on Giveaway Monkey and I would like to go to the beach.
arra odeza (@acodeza) on July 10, 2017 at 6:21 am

I would love to go on picnics with my family
unwindwithsteph on July 10, 2017 at 6:59 am

I’d love to go to Banff
nickie on July 10, 2017 at 12:35 pm

I would like to surf in Hawaii
ranju ms on July 10, 2017 at 12:47 pm

scuba diving with friends
Shelley Butcher on July 10, 2017 at 1:55 pm

I would love to go to Florida but will be spending a month with my daughter and grandkids.
Edmund on July 10, 2017 at 6:12 pm

I luv to go to beach with white sand.
Vicki D on July 10, 2017 at 8:06 pm

I’m heading to South Africa soon. Can’t wait!
Wanda B on July 10, 2017 at 8:34 pm

I look forward to going fishing.
Ronald Gagnon on July 10, 2017 at 10:35 pm

The Rocky mountain trailride
Dilshu on July 11, 2017 at 1:44 am

I’d love to go Hunas Falls, Kandy…. Thanks for the giveaway!
judethomas21 on July 11, 2017 at 4:50 am

I would love to go salt water fishing at the beach near us.
alfredcashflow on July 11, 2017 at 7:37 am

I want to go to Maldives
Nikki on July 11, 2017 at 9:41 am

I want to go on vacation and go on a boat ride.
Susan D Genna on July 11, 2017 at 9:58 am

I love the beach anytime of year!
Leslie Davis on July 11, 2017 at 11:58 am

I’d love to go to Scotland.
nickie on July 11, 2017 at 12:01 pm

I would like to visit Fiji!
Veronica Lee on July 12, 2017 at 5:42 am

I would love to go fishing this summer.
Tamie (@Girlious) on July 12, 2017 at 9:25 am

I would love to go to Portland to visit my cousin.
chihwei l on July 12, 2017 at 9:40 am

any cruise trip
Danielle Magee on July 12, 2017 at 12:04 pm

I’d love to see New York city this summer!
nickie on July 12, 2017 at 12:11 pm

I would love to go to Miami
Terry on July 12, 2017 at 12:35 pm

I would love to see the ocean this summer.
Candy Cermak on July 12, 2017 at 4:07 pm

Going to the beach!
Brittney Shaw on July 12, 2017 at 4:43 pm

I’d love to go to visit my grandmother in Maine.
Dasia.chat@gmail.com on July 12, 2017 at 7:55 pm

I would LOVE to go to hawaii ❤️
Shawn Zahid (@shawn_zahid) on July 12, 2017 at 8:04 pm

Grand Canyon
Shawn Zahid (@shawn_zahid) on July 12, 2017 at 8:05 pm

Florida
Yip Yi Ching on July 13, 2017 at 6:20 am

I would love to go to somewhere in Europe, with my whole family, we have never travelled to a place as a whole family, please let us have a chance.
Bob McKnight on July 13, 2017 at 4:56 pm

I always love going to the ocean beaches like Lincoln City, Seaside or Cannon beach!
Terry on July 13, 2017 at 5:08 pm

I want to go to Portland to see some friends.
nickie on July 14, 2017 at 12:24 pm

I would love to visit France
Crystal Raffle on July 14, 2017 at 2:18 pm

I love the beach soak up the sun , swimming , perfect scenery for photography …Would love to go to Florida or the Caribbean
Pat Schwab on July 14, 2017 at 6:50 pm

I would love to go visit my mom!
David Smith on July 14, 2017 at 11:32 pm

I want to take my wife,son and our dog to the coast and spend the day just enjoying the ocean and the beach.
Jenna O on July 15, 2017 at 7:49 am

I would love to go hiking on Norway
Cheryl Z on July 15, 2017 at 12:33 pm

Cottage country. Some fun in the sun would be my adventure
Alex Clark on July 15, 2017 at 2:02 pm

I’d love to travel to New York, California, or Tennessee!
Lenore Brown on July 15, 2017 at 4:41 pm

I’d love to go swimming.
Gabriele on July 16, 2017 at 3:29 am

I’d go somewhere in Asia
Wanda B on July 16, 2017 at 6:06 pm

I would love to visit the east coast.
Alex Clark on July 16, 2017 at 8:20 pm

I would love to go to Tennessee to visit my sister!
arra odeza (@acodeza) on July 17, 2017 at 7:08 am

I want to go on trekking, swimming and overnight camping
nickie on July 17, 2017 at 10:48 am

I would like to visit England
Antonina Nikolova on July 18, 2017 at 2:09 am

Road Trip!!:)
Veronica Lee on July 19, 2017 at 5:46 am

Family road trip back to my hometown
nickie on July 19, 2017 at 11:58 am

I would like to visit Rome
ZQ H on July 20, 2017 at 1:31 am

a trip to Iceland
nickie on July 20, 2017 at 10:27 am

Swimming in Jamaica
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arra odeza (@acodeza) on July 21, 2017 at 7:48 am

I want to go beach hopping with my friends. A reunion will be great too
Terry on July 21, 2017 at 6:45 pm

In my mind, my summer adventure is to go to Hawaii.
aly3360 on July 21, 2017 at 9:06 pm

I’d love to hike the trails around here and visit some of the waterfalls this summer.

– Amber Y
Christina Sparks on July 22, 2017 at 7:54 pm

My family is coming from across the Country to see us.
aly3360 on July 23, 2017 at 2:26 am

I’d like to go camping up north this summer. The view of the stars is amazing up there because the sky is so clear.

– amber y
Veronica Lee on July 23, 2017 at 3:47 am

I would love to go whitewater rafting this summer.