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Food Preservation
Preserving food at home is an economical and ecologically sound way to eat seasonally and enjoy the harvest bounty all year long. However, great caution must be exercised when preserving food to ensure its safe consumption at a later date. Always follow recipes and instructions exactly as they read, especially when canning. By exercising caution you too can enjoy the taste of summer all year!
Food Preservation Methods
Author: Oklahoma Gardening
This video walks you through the two basic types of canning and how to safely can using a pressure canner.
Food Preservation Methods
Author: Michigan State University Extension
The video demonstrates how to can vegetables safely using the traditional water bath canning method
Video Series:
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National Center for Home Food Preservation: The foremost authority on home food preservation, the National Center for Home Food Preservation has a number of informative videos on how to safely can, freeze and dehydrate food.
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"How-To" Videos: This series of videos from the University of Maine discusses how to dry, freeze and cold store various fruits and vegetables.
Printable Resources and Websites:
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National Center for Home Food Preservation: The foremost authority on home preservation, the National Center for Home Food Preservation's website is truly an invaluable resource.
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USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning: This guide from the USDA walks you through caning fruits, vegetables and meats as well as how to can pickles, jams, jellies, and fermented foods.
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Let’s Preserve - Penn State: Let's Preserve" fact sheets provide detailed methods for processing fruits, vegetables, and meats. Penn State Extension offers the latest research to ensure safe, quality products. Learn the details of how to can, freeze, and dry food, plus learn tips for success and troubleshooting.
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Canning Fruits and Tomatoes in a Hot Bath Fact Sheet from the University of New Hampshire Extension
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Canning Vegetables in a Pressure Canner Fact Sheet from the University of New Hampshire Extension
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Freezing Fruit Fact Sheet from the University of New Hampshire Extension
Books:
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Ball. 2009. Ball Blue Book guide to preserving. Hearthmark LLC, Dalesville, IN.
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Better Homes and Gardens. 2015. Complete canning guide. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, MA
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Chadwick, J. 2009. The Beginner's Guide to preserving food at Home. (3rd ed.) Storey Publishing, North Adams, MA.
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Homeyer, H. 2015. The New Hampshire gardener's companion: An Insider's guide to gardening in the granite state. (2nd ed). Rowman & Littlefield, Guilford, CT.