A Survey on Homecanning

• 62% Jams & Jellies
• 57.9% Vegetables
• 38.5% Pickles
• 38.0% Fruits
• 33.9% Tomato sauces
• 16.9% Salsas
• 15.4% Relishes
• 6.3% Meat
• 11.9% Other

• 58% Their own garden
• 13% Someone else's garden
• 10% Farmer's Market or Roadside Stand

1. They didn't want to waste what they had grown.
2. They liked the way their home-grown food tasted.
3. Other reasons in no particular order - To have control over what they ate - avoid pesticides, preservatives. To be able to make dietary changes to meet their needs. To preserve desired combinations of foods. To can as a tradition. Because it's healthy. To give as gifts - in fact, 20% of all jars canned are given away!

• 60% From their mothers
• 20% Through books
• 20% Miscellaneous resources