Canning with out pickling

I have started my garden this year and I am sure that I am going to get a bumper crop...(I am an optimist). I have "put up" salsa, tomato sauce, pickles, pickled green beans, jalepenos, and okra before, but I am curious about doing more fresh packs with less vinegar and salt.

Is there a good link to recipes for putting up carrots, green beans, corn, peas etc where it is like getting them at the store. Same thing goes for fruit. How can I "preserve" my berries with out making preserves?

I currently use a hot water bath to do my canning. I do not have a pressure cooker/canner system.

One more thing: why is it called canning when we are actually "jarring?" Thanks