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Ball Canning Recipes are Delicious Get Your Ball Canning Jars and get Started * Ball canning -Are you canning chunky foods like pickles or carrots? Make the job easier by following recipes for that produce type and choosing a wide mouth jar.
 Courtesy of tmac02872 Ball CanningCanning jars make your preserved foods even more inviting by displaying them in colorful glass containers. These historic jars began being manufactured in shades of green or "Ball blue" because colored glass was thought to be better to help retain nutrients and flavor of the preserved food by blocking light from reaching it. When you make gifts of food, it is especially nice to present it in decorative glass canning jars. We want to share Ball recipes with you to delight your family and friends! Ball Canning RecipesMaking flavorful mustards at home is easy to do and economical. When you make the specialty mustard from the canning recipes below, ladle it into an attractive jar and tie a serving spoon or wooden spreader to the lid with ribbon for that special someone. This mustard turns a sandwich into a meal fit for a king or queen!  Courtesy of zepper_7 Basil-Shallot Mustard
1. Stir together the vinegar, apple juice, water, mustard seeds, and dry mustard in a glass bowl, mixing well. 2. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Let stand for 6 hours. Stir occasionally.  Courtesy of tmac02872 3. Process the mixture in a food processor until mustard seeds are coarsely ground. 4. Cook the mustard in a double broiler on simmer. Add the basil, sugar, salt, shallots, and allspice. Continue cooking for 25 minutes. The mustard will thicken as it cooks. 5. Pour into sterilized mason jars. Cap and seal. 6. Allow the flavors to combine well for a few days before using or gifting. The mustard will keep in the refrigerator for several months unopened. One of the greatest parts about using Ball home canning recipes is the many helpful tips you will find included in the directions! For example, when making mustards, do not cook until overly thickened, as this prevents heat penetration during processing.  Courtesy of calloohcallay Ball Canning JarsYou may or may not know that Ball jars are collectible items. Collectors are always on the lookout for the rare amber, dark green, cobalt blue, and black antique jars. On the bottom of the jars, which have been in existence for over 125 years, you will find mold numbers. Originally when these jars were blown by hand, the number represented a specific glass blower who produced the jar. Today, the number stands for the machine or factory where the jar was manufactured. When making your Ball home canning recipes, you may find other words besides ‘Ball' etched in the glass such as ‘Perfect Mason'.  Courtesy of calloohcallay If you discover a mason jar with the word ‘perfect' misspelled, it is worth possibly three times what a new jar costs! There is an urban legend that Ball jars with the number 13 are more valuable because most were thrown away or broken by superstitious people. Whether it is an old Southern tale or not, it is said that in the South, moonshine runners broke these bottles due to the superstition surrounding the number 13 and did not want to take any chances of getting caught by the long arm of the law. So, do not forget to take a look at the bottom of your Ball jars for the lucky number 13!
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