This collection of documents from University Extension offices nationwide provides information on and examples of pickling fruits and vegetables. Note that some documents only refer to using a boiling water canner (aka water bath canner), but you may also use an atmospheric steam canner to can high acid foods such as fruits, pickled products, as well as jams and jellies.
Research on food preservation is ongoing – recommendations may have changed since the release of some documents. Please refer to the National Center for Home Food Preservation for the most current recommendations.
Overview
- Complete Guide to Home Canning: Guide 6, Preparing and Canning Fermented Foods and Pickled Vegetables(PDF, 3.03MB) United States Department of Agriculture, 2015
- Pickling, National Center for Home Food Preservation
- Advice about Vinegar, Penn State University Extension, 2023
- How to Can Pickled Products, University of Missouri Extension, 2023
Pickling
Cucumbers and Squash
- Using, Storing, and Preserving Cucumbers, Michigan State University Extension, 2023
- Quick Process Pickles, Penn State University Extension, 2023
- Summer Squash, Oregon State University Extension Service, 2026
Peppers
- Peppers, Penn State University Extension, 2023
- Pickled peppers: bell, hot or marinated, University of Minnesota Extension, 2021
Other Fruits and Vegetables
- Pickled Peaches, North Carolina State Extension, 2020
- Pickling Asparagus, Washington State University Extension, 2016
- Corn and Green Bean Relishes, Penn State University Extension, 2024
- Preserving Mushrooms, Oregon State University Extension Service, 2025
- Olives: Safe Methods for Home Pickling, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2007
- Canning Relishes(PDF, 692.5 KB), University of Georgia Extension, 2015
- Root Vegetables - Beets, Carrots, Turnips, and Rutabagas, Penn State University Extension, 2023
Proteins
- Pickled Eggs(PDF, 72 KB), Washington State University, 2002
- Pickling Fish and Other Aquatic Foods for Home Use(PDF, 370KB), Pacific Northwest Extension, 2009
Vinegars & Oils
- Flavored Vinegars, Clemson University Cooperative Extension, 2019
- How to Safely Make Infused Oils, Penn State University Extension, 2024
- Making Garlic - and Herb - Infused Oils at Home(PDF, 2.9MB), Pacific Northwest Extension, 2014
- Herbs and Vegetables in Oil, Oregon State University Extension, 2025