How To (Safely) Make Home-Canned Pumpkin or Winter Squash

Reader Contribution by Carole Cancler
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Blissful fall dinner: squash gnocchi served with meat stew.

Can you make canned pumpkin puree safely at home? The short answer is no. Canning is not a safe method for preserving mashed pumpkin, pumpkin puree, or pumpkin butter.

USDA laboratory testing has not been able to establish a consistent, safe processing time for preserving any type of mashed pumpkin product by canning. Since 1989, the USDA has recommended against canning mashed pumpkin products, even though many older publications offer these instructions.

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