"I have loads of pint and quart jars from previous years, so I was really on the hunt for lids. I went to four of my go-to local spots with no luck," says Eslinger. She keeps returning to these stores ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Canning is a time capsule. It’s a way to hold on to the bright acidity of tomatoes and luscious sweetness ...

Many people opted to take advantage of extra time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic by planting vegetable gardens in their backyards. Some hoped to preserve the bounty of their prized patches by ...

Angelo Pugliano and his family regularly can between 300 and 400 jars of fresh-grown tomatoes every season. This year, they had to settle for less. When they went to buy new lids, none could be found, ...

David Allen was on the phone with the Yakima Herald-Republic about a national run on canning supplies when his wife, Kami, popped into the call at Stein’s Ace Hardware. There’s a lady out here wanting ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A pandemic trend has more people canning their own fruits and vegetables, and it also means you may need to search a little harder to find supplies. Betty Kuhn is now sharing ...

Marshfield, Vt. — It’s the time of year when gardeners are turning their ripe tomatoes into sauces and salsas and cucumbers into pickles. But a boom in gardening and preparing food at home during the ...

Though the COVID-19 pandemic may take responsibility for much of life’s disruptions this year, the shortages and price gouging of canning supplies has its roots in the 2019 "snowpocalypse." People ...

Many people opted to take advantage of extra time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic by planting vegetable gardens in their backyards. Some hoped to preserve the bounty of their prized patches by ...

Angelo Pugliano and his family regularly can between 300 and 400 jars of fresh-grown tomatoes every season. This year, they had to settle for less. When they went to buy new lids, none could be found, ...