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"This yummy recipe was given to me by my Stepmom. It was always a hit on our summer table and goes great with hotdogs, hamburgers, roasts and just about anything. Prep/Cook times do not include letting the mixture stand overnight to season."

Ingredients: pepper, cornstarch...

"These are almost exactly like store-bought canned beans. I prefer fresh or frozen beans but every year I can a few jars just to use in 3 (or 5) bean salad. From Company's Coming Preserves cookbook."

Ingredients: green beans, water, wax beans...

"For salads, cut into julienne strips and sprinkle on top. These beets are a colorful and delicious side dish. I pack these in holiday gift baskets, and everyone enjoys receiving this delicious gift. I always double or triple the recipe and save at least a dozen jars for my family to enjoy throughout the year."

Ingredients: distilled white vinegar, granulated sugar...

"A pickled relish is a cooked or pickled, coarsely or finely chopped vegetables (using what you have from cabbage to green tomatoes to zucchini just to have 4 quarts grated veggies before soaking) which is typically used as a condiment. I made this with a combination of home grown garden goodies. Served as a dipping sauce for breads or as a condiment..."

Ingredients: habaneros, onions, salt...

"Vintage recipe for(1) peck, that is 30# this recipe for approximatley 15# of green tomatoes.Uses:Drain and bread tomatoes for frying;puree for green tomato ketchup, chop for fresh relish.I usually add piementos if I am going to chop for relish and more sugar. If you have a large crock use for a 24 hour period."

Ingredients: cloves, dry mustard...

"Something else to do with my extra blueberries, slightly exotic, looks very pretty. This makes an excellent hostess or holiday gift. Taken from Babara Fisher's food blog at tigersandstrawberries.com"

Ingredients: ground cardamom, raw sugar...

"I made these for our local state fair and won a blue ribbon. These go great with Bloody Mary's. I hope you enjoy!"

Ingredients: cider vinegar, fresh dill sprigs...

"This is something absolutely wonderful. It's kind of a fruit relish that combines a exciting variety of taste sensations; sweet, hot, fruity, and tangy. Serve this fantastic blatjang with kebabs or curries. I like canning this and always have a jar handy, thus the large measurements."

Ingredients: coriander seeds, dried apricots...

"Yum. That's all I can say. So good."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, coriander seeds...

"I sent one of my pork-o-phile Zaar buddies a picture of my kraut and am posting the recipe at her request. Yes, you can make one head of cabbage at a time but I would go for about 50 pounds! It is that good. Cooking time is fermenting time. Use lint free cloths. Have fun! UPDATE: Well, this has turned out to be my most requested home-canned treat..."

Ingredients: pickling salt, cabbage...

"Here you are a canned Eastern European recipe for you to savory. Red cabbage made to last for months on end....
There are endless recipes and I went and added to them. I used home grown red cabbage, raspberry vinegar, red wine vinegar, apples and red onions. Yes of course I added spices."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, ground mace...

"When I was a kid, my best friend's mom make these pickles. Everyone in her family was addicted to them. Once my family had tried them, so were we and so she would give them to us as gifts. When I got married my husband loved them too and they were the first thing I ever canned from our garden. They are the best!"

Ingredients: pickling cucumbers, powdered alum...

"I have a pressure canner with a weighted gauge and have been having fun using it. I like the idea of preserving my own food. That way I know what is going into it... hopefully less sodium and no corn syrup! I also dream of saving money as well but still need to find a source for cheaper lids.

*It is very important to know that if you "tweak"..."

Ingredients: molasses, mustard powder...

"This is my expansion of a recipe found on the back of a jug of Heinz distilled white vinegar. Handling and processing still follows USDA pickling guidelines."

Ingredients: serrano chilies, dill seeds...