Summary
Ready to get canning? Here’s a bit of history behind this age-old technique, what you need to get started, and how to troubleshoot if something funky happens.
Highlights
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In the late 1700s, Napoleon Bonaparte was looking for a way to dependably preserve food for his troops and so offered a cash prize to anyone who could produce a better method. After much experimentation, a French cook named Nicolas Appert discovered the packing, heating, and sealing technique that’s essentially what we use today