It’s harvest season, which means it’s also the season for safe food preservation!  Plan ahead for your preservation needs: Make sure your canner lid is functioning properly with a yearly test.  The Extension Winnebago County office offers free testing of pressure canner lids!  Testing is available by appointment only at this time.  Please contact Mandi […]

In this issue of Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe, learn about canning various meats and soup! Print or share this newsletter.

In this issue of Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe, learn about which elderberry products can and can’t be preserved, along with preserving herbs. Print or share this newsletter.

Are you looking for recipes for preserving food?  Check out https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/safefood/recipes/ for recipes for preserving your harvest (downloading & printing is available)!

The North Central Food Safety Extension Network (NCFSEN) has released the May/June2021 Preserve it Fresh, Preserve it Safe newsletter. Print or share this newsletter!

Cells and spores of C. botulinum. Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control. Tested recipes recommend glass Mason-style jars and 2-piece self-sealing lids for home canning.  In the past few weeks, several calls have come in about jars and lids and ensuring a good seal when canning foods at home.  Handling jars and lids correctly will go […]

Even more evidence this week from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of the importance of cooking flour-containing products before eating.  National foodborne illness outbreaks in 2016 and again in 2019 tied to pathogenic E. coli have been linked to consumers eating raw dough or batter.  An outbreak report released this week indicated that several people interviewed admitted […]

A pressure canner may have a dial gauge for indicating the pressure or a weighted gauge, for indicating and regulating the pressure.  Regardless of the type of canner chosen, the USDA recommends that a canner be large enough to hold at least 4-quart jars standing upright on the rack, with the lid in place.  A pressure canner must […]