Home Food Preservation

The gardening season is underway and while gardens are a great source of fresh vegetables and fruits, for many gardeners they also represent a source of food that can be utilized out of season.  Home food preservation offers the opportunity to turn garden bounty into stored food.  A critical point of home food preservation is safety.  Use safe methods and safe techniques.  Here are some web sites that contain useful information related to various methods of home food preservation: (Click on the links)

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/

The National Center for Home Food Preservation is your source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation. The Center was established with funding from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (CSREES-USDA) to address food safety concerns for those who practice and teach home food preservation and processing methods

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/publications_usda.html

USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, 2006 revision

Ohioline – Factsheets in the Home, Yard and Garden Section      

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/index.html

• Canning Meat, Poultry, and Game, HYG-5330-09
• Freezing Vegetables, HYG-5333-09
• Freezing Meat, Poultry and Game, HYG-5334-09
• Jams, Jellies and Other Fruit Spreads, HYG-5335-91
• Canning Tomatoes, HYG-5336-09
• Canning Tomato Products, HYG-5337-09
• Canning Basics, HYG-5338-09
• Salsa: From Garden to Table, HYG-5339-09
• Freezing Basics, HYG-5341-09
• Making Fermented Dill Pickles, HYG-5342-09
• Basics for Canning Fruit, HYG-5343-08
• Basics for Canning Vegetables, HYG-5344-09  
• Quick Process Pickles, HYG-5345-09  
• Making Cider Vinegar at Home, HYG-5346-09  
• Drying Foods, HYG-5347-09  
• Preserving Uncooked Jams and Jellies, HYG-5348-09
• Freezing Fruits, HYG-5349-09  
• Jams, Jellies, and Other Fruit Spreads, HYG-5350-09
• Home Preservation of Fish, HYG-5351-09  
• Preserving Food for Special Meal Plans, HYG-5352-08  
• Safe Handling of Fruits and Vegetables, HYG-5353-09  
• Preserving Beverages: Water, Juice, and Milk, HYG-5354-09
• Preserving Pie Fillings, HYG-5355-08  

Other suggested resources:

So Easy to Preserve, 5^th Edition, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, (2006), available for $18.00. Link to order http://www.uga.edu/setp/order_book.pdf.

Ball Blue Book Guide to Preservation, 100^th Anniversary Edition, (2009), available for about $8.00, often at Hardware stores or WalMart, available on line from the University of Maine Extension at ($10.95 with shipping) http://extensionpubs.umext.maine.edu/ePOS/form=item.html&item=4024&store=%20413