noun
- The process or practice of preserving food by sealing it in cans or jars.
Usage: Usually used in plural or as a mass noun; Common in home food preservation
Examples
- Home cannings of vegetables are popular during harvest season.
- She learned cannings techniques from her grandmother.
- The farmer's market sells various cannings of local jams and pickles.
- Proper cannings requires sterilized jars and careful temperature control.
- Many families enjoy cannings as a way to preserve summer produce.