Both Kerr and Ball Mason jars are owned by the same company, Newell Corporation, and you might be wondering if there's a ...

Nothing captures summer quite like a jar of homemade fig preserves on the shelf. Making your fig preserves turns a classic ...

And collectors are adding to their collection copies of the canning “Blue Book” by Ball, which is the guide to home canning and preserving, dating back to their first copy in 1909.

The company that makes Ball canning jars, Jarden Home Brands, saw jar sales increase 31 percent in 2102, a phenomenon it attributes to uses such as home decor and crafting.

That’s Ball, as in the 130-year-old line of Ball canning jars. Just in time for summer harvest, Jarden Home Brands, which manufactures the Ball jars, has released the 37th edition of the Blue Book.

The limited-edition Ball Heritage Collection Pint Jars commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Ball brothers’ Perfect Mason Jar, according to a company news release. Created in 1913 in Munci… ...

Several sources offer an excellent guide to freezing and canning. One is the 37th edition of the "Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving," just published this summer.