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30 + Best Tested Tomato Canning Recipes

October 16, 2026 Oksana & Olga

There are canners who won’t touch a recipe unless it’s stamped ‘tested.’ If that’s you, this is for you. But even if it isn’t, these 30+ recipes — from USDA/NCHFP, Ball, Bernardin, and university Extension programs — are the best of the bunch, genuinely worth a spot in your recipe book

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Weck Jars Review: Beautiful, Reusable but Not that Simple

June 30, 2026 Oksana & Olga

We didn’t need WECK jars. We already had Mason jars that worked just fine. Then we found these German-made jars with no disposable parts, and put them through several canning seasons of jams, pickles, and juices. So, are they’re excellent, beautiful, and built to last? Yes, if you know exactly what you’re buying first.