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Homemade Preserves to Can this Spring

The spring season offers us numerous opportunities to make and can homemade preserves.

It’s a great time to refill the pantry after a winter of draining it. This is also a season in which the earth offers us great produce for sweet and easy to make preserves.

So make sure to get yourself ready for canning season, by stocking up on the necessary supplies and then dive in when the first bits of produce come available.

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Homemade Preserves to Can in Spring

Rhubarb Preserves

For northern gardeners, rhubarb is often one of the very first things to pop up from the earth each spring. Its tartness makes for excellent preserves.

Strawberry Preserves

Strawberries are some of the first berries to ripen in the spring and are a delight to preserve.

Flower Preserves

Many of those beautiful spring flowers are also edible. Consider preserving them as jellies to keep or give away later.

Vegetable Preserves

Can up spring vegetables in pickles and other preserves with these tasty and unusual ideas.

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