Millennia before Louis Pasteur discovered the bacteria-killing process known as pasteurization, our ravenous forbears found that foods lasted longer if they were treated to various procedures. Before ...

Millennia before Louis Pasteur discovered the bacteria-killing process known as pasteurization, our ravenous forbears found that foods lasted longer if they were treated to various procedures. Before ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2020. Learning to preserve had long been on my bucket list. No one in my family or the neighborhood had taken me under their canning wing, and it ...

This miso paste will last for numerous pickle batches, but its vibrant, salty sweetness will eventually dissipate. You will know the bed is getting “tired” when it becomes watery and the flavors ...

Nothing compares to the crisp tang of a really good pickled vegetable. While store-bought pickled veggies are tasty (read about our search for the best store-bought pickles out there), homemade ...

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Making refrigerator pickles is fast and easy. Eating them is even better. Vegetables from spring to fall can be used in this easy-to-make pickle. Try pickling peppers this way as well as banana ...

MY WIFE, a farmer, grows organic vegetables—acres of them—which she sells through a CSA program. Right around this time of year, her clients start to get overwhelmed with produce. They’ll ask what to ...

Cut up something nice from the farmers market (beets, mushrooms, peaches and don’t forget cucumbers). Throw the slices into a quart jar and cover them with cold or hot brine, or salt them, and when ...

Millennia before Louis Pasteur discovered the bacteria-killing process known as pasteurization, our ravenous forbears found that foods lasted longer if they were treated to various procedures. Before ...