Friday, September 3rd, 2010 at
11:59 pm
Why would you want to learn the art of canning and preserving your own food? Because you can save money canning food yourself for one thing. Probably the most important reason to can and preserve food yourself is that you know first hand the ingredients that are going into your food.
Today the news seems to be filled with some outbreak of contaminates in or on our foods. Meats and vegetables alike are continually being recalled for one reason or another. We as consumers don’t know what pesticides were used on the produce we purchase. Nor do we know how and where many of the foods we buy at the grocery store were processed. This leaves us with great concern about the products we are bringing into our homes and eating.
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 at
12:03 am
The practice of food preservation has been around for generations. The canning process was passed down through the ages. However, changes in society during the 20th century caused many people to veer away from canning their own food. There were too main reasons:
1. The convenience that grocery stores offered already processed foods.
2. People stopped growing their own food and no longer raised livestock.
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Friday, July 9th, 2010 at
11:59 pm
People around the world have canned and preserved food for hundreds of years. There are several ways to can and preserve fresh fruits and vegetables along with some meats. Typically your will find that there are 4 Methods of Canning and Preserving Foods.
4 Methods of Canning and Preserving Foods
The following list the most popular means of keeping food fresh over a period of time. These techniques are not in any particular order and most people choose one or more of the approaches depending on what type of food that they are preserving.
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 at
11:57 pm
Many people are intimidated by the idea of canning and preserving their own food. It is not that they don’t like the notion of having the availability of canned and preserved food; it’s just they don’t know how to go about doing the job. There are 3 basic Steps for Canning and Preserving Food that will help get the beginner started. Although there is a slight learning curve to knowing how to can and preserve fresh foods; it is not an unobtainable goal.
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