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Peppers - Canning, Freezing, Drying and other Recipes

Peppers - Canning, Freezing, Drying and other Recipes

You've got loads of peppers coming in from your garden or available at the local farm market and you want to cann, freeze or dry them for the winter?  It's much easier than you may know.  And with these lab-tested Ball and USDA recipes, you can do it safely, too!

Peppers are a low-acid food, so to safely home can them, you'll either need both a lab-tested recipe and either a pressure canner (for non-pickled recipes) or a water-bath canner (for pickled pepper recipes). The canning processprevents potential spoilage and food poisoning, I've noted which type of canner to use with each recipe below.

Canning peppers in water bath canners

• Chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers
• Hot peppers in oil
• Jalapeno pepper jelly
• Mixed  vegetable pickles (cauliflower, peppers, onion, celery, cucumber mix)
• Pepper Jelly, hot or sweet,
• Pickled peppers

Canning peppers in pressure canners

• How to can peppers (removing the skins)
• How to can peppers (leaving the skins on)

Freezing peppers

• How to freeze peppers from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter!

Drying peppers

• Food drying basics and principles
• How to dry your own herbs
• Food Dehydrators - models, specs and pricing information

Other Pepper Recipes

• How to make your own roasted peppers!

 

Frequently Asked Questions About Canning, Freezing and Preserving peppers

• See this page for answers to many common questions about peppers.

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General Canning Know-How

• How much do I need to pick? Yields and conversion tables
• General Canning tips
• Why do I need a canner?
• FAQs - Canning questions and answers: Answers to common questions and problems
• Canners and canning supplies: descriptions, photos, prices and ordering information
• Pressure canning: how it is different from water bath canning and how to use one!
• How do I fix a jam or jelly that turned out too runny?
• All about pectin - what it is, how it works, types, etc.
• Foam in Home Jam Making - What It Is and What To Do About It!
• Questions and answers to many questions about home canning, freezing and making other preserves!
• Can I Sell My Home-Canned Jams and Other Preserves?

Picking tips

• Picking tips for fruits
• Picking tips for vegetables
• Choosing the right varieties
  

FAQs: Click here for the page of frequently asked questions (with answers) about pickling and making pickles.

And write me, if you want directions for something I've missed.

Canning, Freezing and Drying Equipment and Supplies

• Books on canning, freezing, drying, preserving and jam making
• Canners, both water bath and pressure canners. Canners for glass top stovers?
• Strainers, pit removers, seed-skin-stem removers, jelly strainers, etc.
• Vacuum Foodsealers for freezing, dried foods, and refrigerated foods - the FoodSaver line
• Canning Lids and Rings,
• Canning jars,
• Canning mixes, pectin, etc.

Trivia

• A Brief History of the Home Canning Jar: From Mason to Kerr to Ball and More
  
  

Other Detailed Canning, Freezing and Drying Guides and Recipes

• Comprehensive Canning Guides and Recipes - look here for recipes that you don't see above!
• FAQs - Answers to common questions and problems
• Free government and university publications about canning to download and print
  

Home Canning Kits This is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and spaghetti sauce. This complete kit includes everything you need and lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs, lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel, labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars & lids (and the jars are reusable)! There is also a simple kit with just the canner and rack, and a pressure canner, if you want to do vegetables (other than tomatoes). To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here!

Lids, Rings, Jars, mixes, pectin, etc. Need lids, rings and replacement jars?  Or pectin to make jam, spaghetti sauce or salsa mix or pickle mixes?  Get them all here, and usually at lower prices than your local store! Get them all here at the best prices on the internet!