April 19, 2021 Perhaps more than ever in recent history, at-home food preservation has been on the forefront of people’s minds. By Adriana Janovich, Washington State Magazine Home canning had already been making a comeback. Then the pandemic hit. Enjoying a jar of summer sun-ripened peaches in the middle of a freezing February is reason enough to can for Anna Kestell, who has been canning all of her adult life. “I have to have my peaches,” she said. “They are my most favorite thing. That’s my go-to dessert: my own canned peaches with cream. That’s my comfort food.” Also comforti...