County extension agencies within each state’s department of agriculture provide free information on techniques for preserving food, together with recipes and recommended local ingredients. Helpful online sources also abound; here are some websites to get started.
- Audra Wolfe at www.DorisAndJillyCook.com
- Ball Canning at www.FreshPreserving.com
- Canning Across America at www.CanningAcrossAmerica.com
- Eugenia Bone at www.blogs.DenverPost.com/preserved
- Kerri Conan at www.DinersJournal.blogs.
- www.nytimes.com/tag/canning
- National Center for Food Preservation at www.uga.edu/nchfp
- U.S. Department of Agriculture at www.usda.gov (click on Food and Nutrition, then search Home Canning)