Home canner stocks basement 'grocery store' with 263 jars, from pickles to peach butter

A home canner shared footage of her stocked basement "grocery store" with 263 jars of preserved food, offering a glimpse of just how varied a homemade pantry can be.

From pickles to peach butter, the shelves held ingredients, sauces, and spreads ready for the household to use. 

Here's what to know

In a TikTok video (warning: this video contains profanity), homesteader Erica Anderson (@andersonacres14) took viewers through her pantry restocking that took several months to prepare.

"Here's everything I've canned since May for the basement grocery store," she said in the caption. 

The inventory included 47 jars of pickles, 21 jars of green beans, seven jars of pickled red onion, and five jars of dilly beans. Smaller batches include four jars of pickled jalapeños and six jars of pickled banana pepper rings.

Tomatoes appeared in several forms, with 21 jars of tomato sauce, six jars of tomato paste, and 14 jars of homemade pizza sauce. The shelves also held four jars of chili starter and two jars of the creator's preferred option, sloppy Joe starter.

Anderson also counted out seven jars of apple slices, six jars of applesauce, six jars of apple pie filling, and 11 jars of apple jelly, alongside three jars of apple juice.

Commenters were quick to compliment her work. One commenter wrote, "You're a legit gangster. You really said f*** corporate grocery stores. I love it."

Another joked that if there's "ever a zombie apocalypse, I'm going to your house for the food."

A third user told Anderson, "So jealous you have the time and room to store it. Keep being you lovely lady."

Where can I learn more?

Keeping a pantry full of home-canned food takes planning, storage space, and attention to canning safety. 

• A home canner stocked a root cellar for a year, drawing praise for food security.

• An off-grid family built its own grocery store pantry and asked what belongs inside.

• In a 960-square-foot cabin, a homesteader stored a year's worth of food by rethinking pantry rules.

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