Prese serving g the he Bou Bounty Sejal Lanterman Cooperative Extension Educator
Topics w we will e ill explo lore • Why Preserve • Following the ‘rules’ • Staying Organized • Water Bath Canning • Pressure Canning • Freezing • Dehydrating • Storing
Wha hat’s a all the he Fus uss? • FUN! • Cuts down on waste • Supports local food supply • Decreases landfill waste • Cuts down on food miles • Saves $!
Safety Fi y First! • Can’t live without your grandma’s favorite recipe? 1. Freeze instead of can 2. OR find a recipe suitable for canning that is close to Grammy’s!
The here’s not nothing i in t this hou house to eat! Old School New School
Canning Water Bath Canner Pressure Canner
Canning Pros Cons • Time consuming • Finished product doesn’t require electricity & take • Hot! up valuable freezer space • Difficult to do with kids around. • Easier to give as a gift • More risks involved in • Will last approximately 1 comparison to year if your jar is kept in dehydrating & freezing a dark & cool • Lower nutrient value in environment. comparison to dehydrating & freezing.
So w o what at can can I I do o in what? at? Water Bath Canner Pressure Canner • Soups (vegetable, meat, Tomatoes (whole, crushed, • salsa etc) chowders) Jellies, jams, preserves • • Stocks Pie fillings • • Beans Pickled vegetables (not just • dill pickles! Think green • Salsa beans, zuchinni etc) • Sauces (with or without Fruit butters • meat) Chutney • Condiments/Syrups/ • Animal Products (meat & • Sauces seafood) Relishes •
Remo moving S Skins from To m Toma matoes Two Simple Ways 1. Freezing Method 2. Blanching Method
Label beling & & St Storing • Keep some in your pantry, but majority should be kept in a cool, dark place like a basement • Store with rings off • Rings & unbroken jars can be reused, but not lids • Label, date & give a batch number
Refrig rigera rator P Pickle les
Freez eezing
Freez eezing
Freez eezing Pros Cons • Very few safety risks • Uses electricity & back up associated with freezing plan needed in the event of power outage • Higher nutrient value in comparison to other • Often the freezer attached preservation methods to your kitchen refrigerator is not enough • Lasts a long time especially in a deep • Easy to forget about what freezer is in the deep freezer • Textural changes
Freez eezing
Freez eezing
Freez eezing
Freez eezing
Freez eezing
Freez eezing
De Dehydr drating ng
Dehydr De drating ng Pros Cons • More nutritional value • Less nutritional value then canning than freezing • Finished product does • Requires a dehydrator to not take up safely preserve most freezer/refrigerator space foods. (Can be done in an oven, but more • A great way to ‘put up’ difficult & not as safe) hot peppers! • Makes a great gift
De Dehydr drating ng
De Dehydr drating ng
De Dehydr drating ng
De Dehydr drating ng
De Dehydr drating ng
De Dehydr drating ng
De Dehydr drating ng
De Dehydr drating ng
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