Originally Posted by Jshep
I don't know how to can, but would love to learn. I had my first garden this year and it has done wonderful. Gave most of the stuff away. Some I froze. I have always heard pressure canners are dangerous. Is that so? Wish all you canners on here would teach us newbies how to can like the quilters are teaching the newbies how to quilt. I am also learning to quilt and love it. So all of you canners out there, how about teaching us how to do it?
Get a Ball Book of Home Preserving (I think that's what it's called) and read up. Ball has a thin book (and a another very thick one) with tons of great recipes, and it's very easy to understand. Canning is only dangerous if you don't follow the directions. You can do it!