Food Preservation
Food Preservation
National Center for Home Food Preservation
When your garden or Farmer's Market overflows with fresh vegetabls and fruits, you can
take your home cooking one step further by preserving some of those foods for your family
to enjoy all year long.
The Grayson County Extension Service has the following Food Preservation equipment
that can be checked out with a $25 deposit. The deposit will be refunded when
equipment is returned clean and in satisfactory condition:
3 Pressure Canners
Presto Dial Gauge
Presto Weighted Gauge
Mirro Weighted Gauge
3 Water Bath Canners
1 Presto Food Dehydrator
Ball Fresh TECH Automatic Jam & Jelly Maker
Ball Fresh TECH Harvest Pro Sauce Maker
Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving
Copies are also available for purchase for $10.
DVD - "So Easy to Preserve"
includes video instruction on Canning Tomatoes, Pickling, Canning Fruits, Jams & Jellies,
Specialities, Canning Vegetables and Drying & Freezing. Check out free from our
Extension Library.
Free Pressure Canner Testing for Dial Gauge Canners
Plate it Up, Kentucky Proud Recipe Cards
Free at the Extension Office and feature seasonal Kentucky fruits and vegetables. Each
full color, two-sided card provides nutritional facts, selection, storage and preparation
information on one side and the recipe on the other.
Links
Home Canning Basics
Home Canning Salsa
Home Canning Tomatoes & Tomato Products
Home Canning Vegetables
Home Canning Fruit
Home Canning Jam, Jellies, & Other Soft Spreads
Home Canning Pickled & Fermented Foods
Home Canning Soups, Stocks, & Stews
Home Canning Meat, Poultry, Wild Game & Fish
Home Freezing Basics
Freezing Vegetables
Freezing Fresh Fruits
Drying Food at Home
Recommended Food Storage Times - Cold & Dry Refrigerated & Frozen Foods
KENTUCKY PRODUCE AVAILABILITY GUIDE