If you love pear season but do not love super-sweet jams, this recipe is for you. This low-sugar honey pear jam is soft, ...

Home canning has been around for a long time. And while there's nothing necessarily wrong with grandma's approach, traditional water-bath canning is a fairly arduous process. From preheating the jars ...

When I snagged a bag of perfectly ripe peaches at the local farmers market, I knew just what to do: invite my fellow MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors over to try out the new Ball freshTECH electric water ...

The name Ball is synonymous with its famous mason jar, and the folks who wrote the canon on canning offer an updated introduction to “tried and true methods” for putting up food. In this primer, the ...

Jarden Home Brands are the folks that make Ball canning products. And even if you've never canned a thing in your life, chances are you've seen Jarden's versatile Ball Mason jars at weddings or in ...

Canning is a muscle, one that has been flexed and passed down from generation to generation, with a helpful assist from local extension offices and master food preservationists. But that’s not how I ...

The limited-edition Ball Heritage Collection Pint Jars commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Ball brothers’ Perfect Mason Jar, according to a company news release. Created in 1913 in Muncie, IN, ...

The Ball’s Home Canning Kitchen: In 1948, the Ball Brothers Company, now called Ball Corporation, opened a community canning kitchen on their Macedonia Avenue property in south Muncie. The facility ...

Jars broke? Lids buckled? Didn't get a tight seal? In this episode of the "Food Failures" series, home canning expert Jessica Piper talks about the science of home canning, including how to avoid ...