Rating: 5 out of 5 based on 2 reviews. (518) 434-1960 http://www.northcolonie.org/loudonville. Last modified June 2, 2016 Loudonville School is a Public school that serves grades K-6. It has received a GreatSchools rating of 9 out of 10 based on academic quality.
A woman canning tomato sauce. A woman canning tomato sauce. The definition of canning is the act of preserving food in jars, or firing someone. 1  When you cut up cucumbers and make them into pickles that you preserve in a jar to eat throughout the winter, this is an example of canning.
Canning, method of preserving food from spoilage by storing it in containers that are hermetically sealed and then sterilized by heat. The process was invented after prolonged research by Nicolas Appert of France in 1809, in response to a call by his government for a means of preserving food for army and navy use.