Tomato season always reminds me of the summer afternoons when Mom and Grandma would start canning tomatoes for the winter months. All the canning jars! All the boiling water! All the racks and tongs!

You'll need four 1-quart canning jars with new lids, boiled in water for 10 minutes and kept hot until filling. You'll also need a canning pot and utensils, or at least a pot large enough to hold ...

When it comes to putting food by, there's nothing more basic, straightforward or wholesome than fruit in syrup. Talk about simple: exquisite, picked-at-peak-of-perfection Northwest peaches, nestled ...