Sure, a blue box from Tiffany takes your breath away. And a convertible parked in the driveway with a bow on it is, well, hard to top. But sometimes a holiday gift with a handmade quality can mean ...

Note: Kosher salt can be substituted for the pickling salt, if desired. 1 1/4 cups cider vinegar 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup sugar 2 1/2 teaspoons canning or pickling salt 3/4 teaspoon cumin seeds 1/4 ...

This is an old recipe, tried and true. My mother made it every summer for 50 years. She inherited the recipe from her mother-in-law early in her marriage. I don’t know exactly where and when the ...

You already know that low-acid vegetables must be canned in a pressure canner to destroy bacterial spores that cause botulism. So, what can you do with them if you don’t own a pressure canner? Many ...

As the days of autumn become shorter and the Northwest nights cooler, those once-prolific plots of tomato vines, pickling cukes and pepper plants aren’t what they used to be. But that doesn’t mean the ...