Canning and Preserving recipe collection

Nam prik ong, Northern Thai tomato-pork relish with lemongrass, chilies, and dried shrimp served over sticky rice. Chiang Mai street-food staple built on fresh aromatics and pounded herbs.

Old-fashioned wild plum jelly made with fresh plum juice, dry fruit pectin, and sugar. A traditional grandma-style preserve with a tart-sweet edge that captures wild plums at peak season.

This syrup is delicious with fruits, in a marinade for chicken or pork, or as the basis of a cooling drink.

A fruity recipe that's simple to make and tastes wonderful as a glaze on pot roasts or as a spread for sandwiches.

A delicious jelly made of parsley leaves, fruit pectin and lemon juice that tastes great with crackers.

Homemade pastrami from beef brisket cured for 3 weeks with salt, pickling spices, and black pepper, then smoked low and slow. A true from-scratch charcuterie project.

Peach and mint chutney simmers ripe peaches with ginger, chili, cider vinegar, and fresh mint into a bright, sweet-hot condiment. The summer relish that makes [curries](/recipes/curry) and grain bowls sing.

Peanut butter and jelly cheesecake with a crunchy oat-peanut crust, chunky peanut butter filling, and a glossy grape jelly topping. Childhood flavors in a grown-up dessert.

Peanut butter sandwich cookies filled with grape jelly. The classic PB&J turned into a soft, brown-sugar peanut butter cookie hugging a sweet jelly center. Lunchbox nostalgia in cookie form.

Old-fashioned pear harlequin preserves with pineapple, orange, and maraschino cherries. A colorful sweet conserve with the look of stained glass in the jar.

Pickled or corned beef (or venison): a traditional barrel-cure brine for beef or wild game using salt, saltpeter, and molasses. Old-fashioned homesteader method for preserving large cuts.

Pico de gallo, the classic Mexican rooster's beak salsa, made with diced tomato, white onion, cilantro, serrano chiles, lime, and salt. Crisp, fresh, never mushy. The 10-minute taqueria staple.

Plum conserve with lemon, cinnamon, raisins, and walnuts. Old-fashioned chunky preserve thicker than jam, perfect for cheese boards, scones, or roast pork accompaniment.

Preserved grape vine leaves for making dolmades all year. Fresh-picked early-summer leaves get bundled, blanched in salted water, then packed into jars with rock salt brine for long-term pantry storage.

Homemade prune conserve with orange juice, orange peel, and chopped nuts. A thick, jammy spread with deep fruit flavor and warm citrus notes.

Make your own tasty dill mustard with this simple recipe that's easy to follow and understand.