Mother Earth Gardener

Recommended Tools and Accessories

When summer crops start coming in, our staff likes to put up the harvest. Editor Rebecca Martin is especially impressed with the versatile Ball® 21-quart freshTECH Electric Water Bath Canner + Multi-Cooker, in part because she can easily plug it into an outdoor electrical outlet and keep her kitchen comfortable and dry on hot days.

This unit is for water bath canning — preserving jams, jellies, pickles, and other highacid foods. To set up, simply fill the basin with water, set it on top of the

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