Learn how to preserve your favorite foods and create more than 500 delicious recipes with the 38th Edition of the Ball® Blue Book Guide to Preserving. Featuring 40 new recipes, this book includes step-by-step instructions, tips and tricks, for canning, pickling, freezing, and dehydrating. The 38th Edition has been updated based on the latest research to ensure safe and successful canning for new and experienced canners alike. Since its first publication in 1909, every new edition of this guide is a chance to reflect contemporary tastes, without losing sight of the values that make fresh preserving so special.

• More Than 500 Recipes: Includes 40 new recipes making their 38th edition debut
• For New & Experienced Canners: Fully updated, based on the latest research, to ensure safe and successful canning
• The Only Canning Guide You Need: Basic guide to canning, freezing, drying, pickling, and making soft spreads
• Recipes and more: More than 200 pages, featuring meal ideas and expert tips and tricks
• Printed in the USA

Enjoy fresh fruits as the day they were picked with Mrs. Wages® Fresh Fruit Preserver! Prevent your fresh fruits from going brown with our convenient 6 ounce shaker bottle. Our easy shaker releases just the right amount of preserver as needed so that you can continue to enjoy your favorite fruits even days after. Each batch makes light, medium or heavy syrup intended for freezing and canning of fresh fruits such as apples, pears, peaches, bananas, avocadoes, and more.

Mrs. Wages® Fruit Pectin Home Jell® comes with an all-inclusive instruction page that explains how to make all types of jams and jellies with anything you want. You will have the perfect consistency every time with our pectin!

Manufactured to 5% acidity for best results in canning and pickling. Create the best taste by having the right balance of tang and zip in every bite. Don’t worry if you don’t use the whole jug, simply twist the cap back on tight and store it away for later!

The USDA recommends the addition of citric acid to each jar of canned tomatoes to reduce potential botulism risk. 
Although tomatoes are generally thought of as high-acid fruits, a few varieties have higher known pH levels making them more susceptible to the spores of Clostridium botulinum. The addition of Mrs. Wages® Citric Acid raises the acidity and lowers the pH.

Sure-Jell Premium Fruit Pectin is a kitchen staple for homemade jams and jellies. America's original since 1934, this premium gelling agent makes a great food thickener. Simply mix this powdered fruit pectin into traditional cooked or quick freezer jams to help your preserves thicken for the perfect set. Use it in less or no sugar strawberry jam, elderberry jelly or apricot jam, or try one of the quick and easy recipes inside the package. This premium pectin is a shelf-stable addition to your pantry's stabilizers and thickeners. This dry pectin powder will shorten the time needed to for homemade jams and jellies to set. Use your favorite fruits to create delicious homemade jams, and try one of the quick and easy recipes included in this pack!

Use Mrs. Wages Xtra Crunch for a different approach to the normal pickling process with pickling lime. It has faster results with the same great taste and crispiness! Mrs. Wages Xtra Crunch is to be exclusively used with Mrs. Wages Quick Process pickling mixes and recipes as directed on the jar.

A peppery dill pickle flavor. This mix contains herb and spice components and all you need to do is just add vinegar and water through the canning process. Each pouch makes 4 pints of crisp, crunchy pickles.

Refrigerator Pickles without the work or the wait compared to the Quick Process® Pickles. Boiling water bath method not required if you simply make and store in the refrigerator for up to 6 months unopened. Ready to eat in 24 hours after preparation.

Interested in making homemade meals from fresh or canned tomatoes? Wondering what to do with your abundance of garden tomatoes? Create homemade mild spice salsa with our mild salsa mix by Mrs. Wages®! Our mix is perfect for those who want to add a slight kick to your tomatoes for homemade salsa without the burn!

Each pouch makes 5 pints of mild salsa.

Net Weight: 4 oz (113.4g)

Use this mix, containing just the right spices with fresh or canned tomatoes for a zesty salsa you’re sure to make again and again. Makes 5 pints and is ready to eat 30 minutes after refrigeration or 12-24 hours after jars have been sitting undisturbed at room temperature.

Net Weight: 4 oz. (113.4g)

Makes 5 pints

One of our best-selling mixes, Mrs. Wages® Hot Salsa Tomato Seasoning Mix makes your perfect canned salsa bursting with flavor! This one is for the spice lovers - made from a mouth-watering blend of spices and fresh tomatoes for a salsa with a fiery kick! Our simply spicy salsa seasoning mix is a delicious accompaniment to grilled meats, fishes, fajitas, and other favorite Mexican dishes. Let the flavors develop for 24 hours after preparation and you’re ready to serve!

Net Weight: 4 oz. (113.4g)

Makes 5 pints

Interested in making homemade meals from fresh or canned tomatoes? Wondering what to do with your abundance of garden tomatoes? Create your own chili with Mrs. Wages®! You can use this mix to create chili or to add spice to just about anything!

Each pouch makes 5 pints.

Net Weight: 5.0 oz (141.7 g)

Enhance Your Fresh or Canned Tomatoes

Interested in making homemade meals from fresh or canned tomatoes? Wondering what to do with your abundance of garden tomatoes? Create your own pizza sauce with Mrs. Wages®! Of the 5 pints 1 pouch makes, all you need is 1 pint of Mrs. Wages® pizza sauce to generously cover 2, 12-inch pizza crusts!

Each pouch makes 5 pints.

Net Weight: 5 oz (141.7 g)

Enhance Your Fresh or Canned Tomatoes

For those who want the perfect mix of pickling spices that pack the crunch you want! Perfect for burgers, fried pickles, alongside your favorite BBQ dish, or eat them all by themselves for the perfect snack! Each pouch makes 7 quarts of crisp, crunchy pickles. Before beginning any canning project, be sure to familiarize yourself with the process, the equipment you need and the ingredients. A boiling water bath method is used for the quick process recipes. The pickles are ready to eat 24 hours after preparation.

Net wt. 6.5 oz (184.3 g)

Makes 7 quarts

This mix contains herbs and spices, just add vinegar and sugar to create this delicious Sweet Pickle Relish. Serve during family gatherings or when grilling meat outside. Each pack makes 5 pints.

Eight 1.75 oz. boxes of Sure-Jell Original Premium Fruit Pectin

Sure-Jell Original Fruit Pectin for homemade jelly and jam

Gelling agent makes canning easier

Dry pectin suitable for use with many fruits

A key ingredient for thickening jams, jellies and preserves calling for less or no sugar

Shelf-stable for easy storage

Each box comes with quick and easy recipes for making jelly and other treats

Certified Kosher pectin

For pickling cucumbers the old-fashioned way for extra crispness and flavor! Makes Cucumber Lime Pickles (recipe on each bag), Green Tomato Pickles, Watermelon Rinds and Citron Pickles. Food grade calcium hydroxide with no additives or preservatives.

Yield: 7 quarts

Enjoy the robust flavor of a dill pickle with garlic. This mix contains natural herbs and spices, just add vinegar and water through the canning process. Each pack makes 7 quarts of crisp, crunchy pickles — the best price and quality value in canning.

Before beginning any canning project, be sure to familiarize yourself with the process, the equipment you need and the ingredients. A boiling water bath method is used for the quick process recipes. The pickles are ready to eat 24 hours after preparation.

This high purity salt produces a sparkling clear brine and is specifically designed for food canning. It has no iodine or other additives.

Made with jalapenos, this fiery pickle mix will add a nice spicy hot flavor to your homemade pickles. This spiciness, along with the crispness of the pickle, makes a great snack with a kick or adds zest to your tuna salad. Serve with a cool ranch or blue cheese dip for a nice summer picnic snack.

For those that want to add a "zest" to their Bread & Butter pickles, try our new Zesty mix. A hint of jalapeno, green and red bell peppers enhances the herbs and spices that give this zesty pickle mix a little kick and full flavor. Each pack makes 7 quarts of crisp, crunchy pickles.

Top selling brand of the fast growing tomato sauce mix category of the home canning market. Use this mix, containing just the right spices with fresh or canned tomatoes, or tomato paste, for a spectacular sauce. Makes 5 pints. Ready to eat in 24 hours after preparation.

Bread N Butter pickle mix. All natural ingredients. Pickling made easy.