Posts by Diane Devereaux

7 Tips for Making the Best Salsa for Canning

8 Sep at 2:03 pm

Looking for the best salsa for canning? These seven tips will show you how to create flavorful, safe, and shelf-stable jars of salsa at home. From roasting tomatoes and peppers to experimenting with fresh herbs, fruit variations, and acidity swaps, you’ll discover simple ways to safely customize salsa for canning.…

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Stock Your Pantry with Complete Meal Solutions: Meals in a Jar for Long-Term Storage

Tips, Tricks and Techniques

3 Sep at 4:31 pm

Meals in a Jar give you complete, shelf-stable meals you can stock today and serve anytime. This guide shows you how to stock your pantry with complete meal solutions for long-term food storage—from menu planning and pantry meal prep to pressure canning basics that produce balanced, ready-to-heat entrées in one…

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Can You Use a Pressure Cooker for Home Canning?

Safe Canning Practices

27 Aug at 4:48 pm

Many people wonder if their pressure cooker can double as a pressure canner for preserving foods at home. While the terms “pressure cooker” and “pressure canner” are often used interchangeably, they are not the same tool. The difference lies in size, construction, and whether the appliance can reliably maintain the…

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How to Freeze Dry Food – All You Need to Know

Homesteading

6 Aug at 8:36 pm

Freeze drying is one of the most effective long-term food preservation methods available today. This guide breaks down how freeze drying works, the equipment needed, what foods can (and can’t) be freeze dried, and how to safely store your freeze-dried goods for maximum shelf life. Whether you’re a prepper, homesteader,…

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The Secret Homestead of Survival

Homesteading

30 Jul at 11:41 am

Are you prepared for what happens next? Meet My Neighbor Productions takes you on a journey to the Secret Homestead of Survival with the Survivalist Gardener ‪@SurvivalistGardener(Rick Austin) and Survivor Jane ‪@TheSurvivorJane(Jane Austin) who were featured in the National Geographic ‪@NatGeo Doomsday Preppers, living off the grid. Enjoy this amazing video on how…

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Celebrate Independence Day with Your Preserved Pantry

Entertaining

1 Jul at 12:24 pm

Red, White, and YOU: A Holiday Menu Using What You’ve Already PreservedThe 4th of July is all about freedom—and what better way to celebrate than by freeing yourself from last-minute grocery store runs? If you’ve been canning, dehydrating, or stocking up on shelf-stable goods, now is your time to shine.…

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The 240° Myth: Botulism, Heat Resistance, and the Misunderstood Pressure-Only Mandate

Safe Canning Practices

30 Jun at 1:02 pm

The long-standing belief that foods must reach 240°F to ensure safety in home canning oversimplifies the science of thermal lethality. In this article, we unpack the true role of D-values, Z-values, and F-values in destroying Clostridium botulinum spores, showing how time, temperature, and acidity all interact to ensure safe preservation.…

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Prepper Camp 2025 – Canning with The Diva™

Current Events, Events

23 Jun at 11:32 am

Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, will attend her first Prepper Camp in 2025, sharing her knowledge of food preservation with attendees during this weekend-long educational event. She will teach Shelf-Stable Success by giving you everything you need to learn how to water bath and pressure can food in jars.Canning Class…

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Popular Meals in a Jar Recipes for Canning

Homesteading, Safe Canning Practices

10 Jun at 12:30 pm

Meals in a jar recipes are becoming a go-to option for families, homesteaders, and meal preppers who want to make dinnertime easier with wholesome, ready-made meals. These quick dinner solutions aren’t just convenient—they also allow you to store long-term food and stock your emergency food supply with jars filled with…

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Similarities and Differences in Pressure Canners

Tips, Tricks and Techniques

14 May at 12:03 pm

There are two primary types of pressure canners used in home food preservation: digital electric pressure canners and traditional stovetop models. While both achieve the high temperatures necessary to safely preserve low-acid foods, they differ in heat regulation, user control, processing consistency, and capacity. Stovetop canners offer manual control over…

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