30 Old-Fashioned Canning Recipes Like Grandma's

Practice the art of preserving food with this wonderful collection of old-fashioned canning recipes.

As a farmer’s daughter in Montana, summers always meant helping Mom in the garden. I can’t say I was an eager helper, but I certainly got plenty of experience!

I remember snapping beans, washing cucumbers, packing jars, and peeling the skins off peaches.

I no longer tend a garden half the size of a city block, but I know some of you do, with gardens even bigger than that!

So today I’ve rounded up a whole bunch of beautiful old-fashioned canning recipes. Some of them remind me of Mom’s and Grandma’s recipes.

I hope you enjoy using them to preserve your beautiful garden bounty.

During those long, cold Winter months, you’ll be so glad to reach into your pantry, pull out a beautiful homemade canned good, and enjoy a taste of Summer!

Happy canning.

Canning Recipes (Just Like Grandma’s!)

Canning Pickles Recipes There was always a big patch of cucumbers in Mom’s garden. We had pickles for every occasion! Here are some pickle recipes that look yummy. Photo Credit: celebrationgeneration.com Homemade Dill Pickles Dill pickles are my favorite, perfect for sandwiches! Photo Credit: lifewithlessmess.com Easy-Peasy Refrigerator Pickles These are made in the refrigerator and look quick and easy. Photo Credit: www.missinthekitchen.com Sweet Pickle Relish {Easy Canning Recipe} Homemade sweet pickle relish is so simple to make, and it’s a great way to enjoy your garden-fresh cucumbers all year long! Photo Credit: bookscookslooks.com Zucchini Relish: Recipes for Canning Zucchini, Part II This zucchini relish looks like a great way to deal with a zucchini overload! Photo Credit: www.attachmentmummy.com Chilli Piccalilli This recipe is described as “a relish of chopped pickled vegetables and spices, the distinctive yellow chutney uses up a glut of veg and makes a delicious addition to a cold buffet or cheeseboard.” Sounds delicious! Photo Credit: itsgardenthyme.com Easy Pickled Banana Peppers [And How to Grow Your Own!] This recipe looks like sunshine in a canning jar! Delicious! Photo Credit: www.foodwinesunshine.com How to Pickle Hot Peppers Oh, yum! We love hot peppers… Photo Credit: boxwoodavenue.com Cowboy Candy (Pickled Jalapeños) Recipe “Learn how to preserve your jalapeños all season long! This pickled jalapeño recipe is sometimes called Cowboy Candy, and for good reason, they’re hard to walk away from! ...” Canning Jam and Jelly Recipes This is one thing I love to have on hand. Nothing beats homemade jam or jelly on a piece of hot peanut butter toast or an English muffin! Photo Credit: www.Bildirimlerim Old-Fashioned Blackberry Jam This is my favorite old-fashioned blackberry jam recipe, made without any pectin and easily adjusted to whatever amount of fresh blackberries you have. Photo Credit: wowitsveggie.com 3-Ingredient Kiwi Jam Recipe This looks delicious! Can you grow kiwis where you live? We had a beautiful kiwi vine for years, but we never saw a single kiwi on it!;) Photo Credit: savingtalents.com World’s Best Homemade Strawberry Freezer Jam Strawberry jam is a delicious classic that is always a favorite! Photo Credit: www.cookiedoughandovenmitt.com Concord Grape Jam I love this line from the recipe post: “Concord grape jelly is surprisingly labor intensive.” I agree. We made concord grape jelly once, too. It is definitely a labor of love, but it’s worth it in the end! Photo Credit: foodlove.com Low Sugar Raspberry Jam This looks absolutely delicious! And the low sugar part really appeals to me, too… Photo Credit: foodlove.com Low Sugar Blueberry Jam | FoodLove.com Oh, I love blueberries. This jam looks delicious and would make such a lovely gift, too. Photo Credit: www.bakingbeauty.net Peach Jam Have an Instant Pot? Here’s how to make peach jam in it! Photo Credit: boxwoodavenue.com Peach and Toasted Almond Jam - Boxwood Ave “A delicious peach jam recipe with toasted almonds and a hint of almond extract! An excellent, easy home canning recipe for preserving peaches!” Photo Credit: boxwoodavenue.com Low Sugar Peach Jam Recipe with Ball Fresh Preserving “There are few things as delicious as licking freshly preserved fruit off the spoon. Especially if you grew the fruit yourself! Waiting all summer for the fruit to ripen, and then finally getting to enjoy it, is so rewarding. Today I am sharing some tips and tricks for preserving fruit without added sugar, enjoy!” Photo Credit: www.firstdayofhome.com How to Make the Best Strawberry Fig Preserves [Easy Recipe] “Today, my mom and I have teamed up to show you how to make the best old-fashioned strawberry fig preserves. It’s a tradition…” Canning Fruit Recipes Sometimes it’s hard to know what to do with a bumper crop of things like apples! Here are some options for canned fruit recipes. Photo Credit: www.Bildirimlerim How to Can Homemade Apple Juice That Is Clear My mother-in-law taught me this brilliant and simple way to make canned apple juice. It doesn’t require any special juicer or press! You’ll be amazed at how well this technique works. Photo Credit: savingtalents.com Grandma’s Canned Apple Pie Filling This canned apple pie filling recipe comes with not only the filling but also Grandma’s apple pie recipe. It looks delicious! Photo Credit: www.attachmentmummy.com “Whether you’re looking for a last-minute gift, something to offer the neighbors, or an addition to the Boxing Day table, this chutney is really simple and really tasty. It goes perfectly with leftovers and a hot or cold buffet.” Photo Credit: www.mommalew.com How to Can Blackberry Jam to Enjoy All Year Long! Unlike the previous blackberry jam recipe, this one uses pectin, if you prefer to go that route. Photo Credit: www.lanascooking.com Tart Pickled Cherries and Pickled Celery Sticks These recipes are described as “Tart Pickled Cherries and Pickled Celery Sticks: two unusual homemade pickles to accompany drinks, antipasto, or charcuterie.” Sounds delicious to me! Photo Credit: celebrationgeneration.com Clementine Marmalade Recipe “If Cuties are no longer in season when you decide to make this, no worries. Other oranges and citrus fruits (alone or in combination) also work well with this recipe!” Photo Credit: servingupsouthern.com Homemade Apple Butter “As a child, one of my favorite things was digging into Mom’s homemade biscuits, fresh out of the oven, with a block of sharp cheddar cheese and a jar of homemade apple butter. It never grows old… I still love to eat it.” Photo Credit: sunshineandmunchkins.com How to Bottle Homemade Applesauce “Learning how to bottle homemade applesauce is as simple as 1-2-3, because it only takes three ingredients! (Two if you don’t count the water, and one if you don’t count the lemon juice that prevents browning.)”

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