Hi Achternaam, Brrrr, it’s getting a little chilly outside! As the leaves start falling off the trees and the days get shorter, something about the weather just makes you crave a bowl of warm, comforting soup, doesn’t it? But I have something for you BEFORE you reach for a can of store-bought soup. I mean, have you seen that ingredient label? It’s actually possible to preserve your own soup in jars. With home canning, you know exactly what’s inside each meal - no preservatives or questionable ingredients - and tailor the recipes to what your family most enjoys. But canning soup isn’t quite as simple as just throwing a bunch of ingredients into the jar either. There are a few things you need to know to make sure you’re canning soup SAFELY at home, in the pressure canner. To be clear, what follows is information to adapt your own favorite recipe to make it safe for canning. There are important things you need to keep in mind before canning your soup at home! Learn how to safely can soup here. And it isn’t just vegetable-beef soup! You can make your own homemade chicken soup (again, with an important caveat!) and preserve it in jars as well. Find my recipe & safe canning instructions for chicken soup here. Talk soon, Sharon PS: Do you wish you could make homemade broth for later instead of just soup? Well…that’s possible too! And probably WAY easier than you might think. Learn how to can chicken broth here. (These are also the instructions for canning turkey broth!) |