A few of the words
- MASON
- John Landis Mason patented his threaded glass jar in 1858, and the design has barely changed since — the same satisfying two-piece lid still seals home kitchens across the country every autumn.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- PARAFFIN
- Before rubber-sealed lids were universal, a thin layer of melted paraffin wax poured over jam or jelly was the standard way to keep air out — a technique passed down through generations of careful canners.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BRINE
- A simple brine of water, salt, and sometimes vinegar does the preserving work in a crock of dill pickles — the salt draws out moisture and creates an environment where good fermentation thrives.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BUSHEL
- A bushel — 8 dry gallons by US measure — has been the standard unit for counting out apples, tomatoes, and field corn at farm stands and harvest markets for well over a century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Harvest & Canning — a free, large-print word search steeped in pickle brine, beeswax-sealed jars, and the earthy calm of a well-stocked root cellar.
About Garden & Nature
When the days shorten and the first cool nights arrive, the kitchen garden gives its fullest account of itself — baskets heavy with beets, squash lined up on the porch rail, garlic plaits drying in the breeze. Inside, a stockpot steams and Mason jars wait in rows, their lids popped tight with a satisfying ping. The root cellar below holds the rest: turnips nested in straw, crocks of dill pickles slowly working in their brine, a whole larder's worth of summer put carefully to rest.
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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