American

A. country where the Mason jar was patented in 1858, the Ball brothers ran the line in 1884, the country ham hung from a Tennessee smokehouse for two seasons, and the Foxfire books taught half of Appalachia how to ferment a crock. We pulled together every preserve worth knowing — eight jars, deep — from the canners, smokers, fermenters, and curers who keep the harvest.

American sits under Preserve in the HowTo Food menu. It has 8 sections: Canning, Fermentation, Pickling, Curing, Smoking, Drying, Jam Making and Freezing. 3 guides are published here so far.