But there must have been a word for preserving fruit and vegetables in bottles or jars before canning was invented. Pickles have been around for a very long time.
Prior to the existence of Mason jars, I assume people just said "pickling" when they meant making pickles and "preserving" when they meant making preserves, but I definitely think of "canning" as the older word for what you describe, not "jarring."
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Date: 2025-05-13 06:02 pm (UTC)Prior to the existence of Mason jars, I assume people just said "pickling" when they meant making pickles and "preserving" when they meant making preserves, but I definitely think of "canning" as the older word for what you describe, not "jarring."