Home Canning
Information on canning and other food preservation methods, food safety when preserving foods, and selling home-canned foods.
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Canning and preserving food
- Food Preservation
Home canning and food preservation information from the University of Minnesota Extension Services. This website has everything from general information about preservation methods to food safety information and recipes for canning salsa and tomato products, preserving meat, making jams and jellies, preserving fruits and vegetables, food drying, and pickling. Attention: Non-MDH link
- National Center for Home Food Preservation
The National Center for Home Food Preservation was established with funding from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture by the University of Georgia to address food safety concerns for those who practice and teach home food preservation and processing methods. Attention: Non-MDH link
- USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning
The first part of this publication explains the scientific principles on which canning techniques are based, discusses canning equipment, and describes the proper use of jars and lids. It describes basic
canning ingredients and procedures and how to use them to achieve safe, high-quality canned
products. Finally, it helps you decide whether or not and how much to can. The second part of this publication is a series of canning guides for specific foods. These guides offer detailed directions for making sugar syrups; and for canning fruits and fruit products, tomatoes and tomato products, vegetables, red meats, poultry, seafoods, and pickles and relishes. Handy guidelines for choosing the right quantities and quality of raw foods accompany each set of directions for fruits, tomatoes, and vegetables. Most recipes are designed to yield a full canner load of pints or quarts. Attention: Non-MDH link
Selling home-cannned food
- Fact Sheet for Certain Home-Processed and Home-Canned Foods (Pickle Bill)
This Minnesota Department of Agriculture fact sheet addresses recent legislation (often referred to as the “Pickle Bill”) relating to selling certain home-processed and home-canned foods. Attention: Non-MDH link
Spotlight
Chicks and Ducklings: Salmonella
Those cute little chicks and ducklings can be a great attraction for children this time of year, but they can also be a source of illness.
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