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A few of the words
- PECTIN
- Pectin is a naturally occurring fiber found in fruit skins and cores — it's what makes jam and jelly firm up as they cool.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- HEADSPACE
- That small gap left between the food and the lid is called headspace, and getting it right — usually ¼ to ½ inch — is key to a proper vacuum seal.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MASON
- The Mason jar takes its name from John Landis Mason, who patented his threaded glass jar design in 1858.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CROCK
- Before the Mason jar, the stoneware crock was the go-to vessel for fermenting and preserving everything from sauerkraut to cucumber pickles.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Canning & Preserving: a free large-print word search
Canning & Preserving — a free, large-print word search for anyone who loves the satisfying pop of a sealed lid.
About Food & Home
There is something deeply satisfying about a row of filled jars cooling on a kitchen towel, their lids pinging one by one as the seal pulls tight. Home canning carries the flavors of a summer garden — sweet strawberry jam, tangy dill pickles, jewel-bright jelly — straight into the middle of winter. The rhythm of the process itself is meditative: sterilize, fill, wipe the rim, set the lid, and lower the jar into the rolling boil.
How to play
- 1Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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