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Your canning guide

Stock up on the best flavors of summer with easy jams, chutneys, pickles, and preserves

Essential canning tips

With a few tools and basic techniques, you're on your way

Fill jars
Thomas J. Story, Elaine Johnson

Fill and Seal Jars: Step 1

1 Ladle foods into jars through a wide funnel or arrange with fingers, leaving the headspace (the distance between jar rim and food) specified by the recipe. If the last jar isn’t completely full, let cool, then serve or chill; do not process.

 

NextFill and Seal Jars: Steps 2 - 3 

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