If you’re looking for an easy way to preserve a small harvest of ripe tomatoes from your garden, this small batch plain tomato sauce canning recipe is perfect for you. Learn how to preserve tomato sauce with this water bath canning recipe.

Home-canning tomato sauce allows you to enjoy the fresh taste of summer tomatoes all year round, providing a wonderful way to preserve your garden’s bounty. Starting with just 10 to 15 pounds of tomatoes and some bottled lemon juice, you can preserve about 4-pint jars of home-canned tomato sauce for your food storage shelves.

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Preserve the abundance from your garden by canning tomatillos using a water bath canner or pressure canner, offering an easy way to preserve whole tomatillos for year-round enjoyment.

Tomatillos, also known as husk tomatoes, are very productive plants. They can produce hundreds of fruit per plant in a season. Even in my zone 5 garden, I usually start harvesting in mid-July, and the plants continue to grow and produce more fruit until fall frost.

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Looking to savor the flavors of summer all year round? Try canning zucchini with tomatoes using our Italian-inspired recipe. It’s a delicious way to preserve these two summer favorites and enjoy them long after the season has ended.

Beyond pickling, the options for canning zucchini are somewhat limited. While I’ve certainly put up my fair share of bread and butter zucchini pickles, dill-pickled zucchini, and zucchini relish, my preservation efforts often revolve around freezing zucchini shredded and sliced.

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You’ll love this homemade barbecue sauce on your pulled pork, ribs, chicken, and more. Learn how to create and preserve delicious barbecue sauce with this water bath canning recipe.

Avoid artificial ingredients and high fructose corn syrup in store-bought bottles by creating your own barbecue sauce with fresh vegetables from your backyard vegetable garden or local farmers’ market.

This recipe features ripe tomatoes, crisp celery, zesty peppers, savory onions, and pungent garlic blended with apple cider vinegar, smoked paprika, and other spices for a delectably sweet, spicy, and smoky sauce.

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Savor the heartwarming goodness of homemade tomato soup, preserved to perfection with our delightful roasted tomato soup canning recipe. Experience the rich flavors of summer all year round by canning tomato soup.

Indulging in a comforting bowl of homemade tomato soup is a true delight, especially when you can savor its deliciousness all year round. By roasting fresh tomatoes, you can enhance their natural sweetness and intensify their flavors, creating a scrumptious soup.

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