Preserving Fruits & Vegetables
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Preserving fruits and vegetables is a great way to save money and provide healthy food for your family. If you have grown a large garden this season you may have already been preserving that goodness to enjoy over the winter. If you may not have a large garden, then you can visit a local Farmer’s Market or produce stand to purchase fruits & vegetables to preserve.
My two favorites to preserve are peaches which I freeze and homemade Picante sauce that I can using homegrown tomatoes and jalapeno peppers.
The USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning is available to download free or you can purchase a hard copy. The book has sections to make it easier to download. Topics covered include principles of home canning, tools and equipment needed, and proper techniques and practices to ensure the food you preserve is safe to eat.
There are sections on fruit, tomatoes, vegetables, meats, fermented food, pickled vegetables, and jams and jellies. Excellent recipes are included that cover just about anything you can think of – apple sauce, pie fillings, salsa, succotash, chili, sauerkraut, all sorts of pickles and pickled vegetables, and of course jams and jellies.
Food preservation is not hard. If you can read and follow written directions, then you can do it! Turn it into a family activity. Research has shown that kids who help prepare food at home are more likely to make healthy food choices. This is a good way to get your children or grandchildren involved and to eat healthily. Let the kids help in the selection and preparation of the fruit or vegetable to be preserved. You will certainly create wonderful memories and set your kids on a path to enjoying preserving their own food and healthier eating.