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Below are general descriptions of common, safe home food preservation methods. Click on the links to see tested recipes and directions using these methods. Also see this page for a glossary of terms used in home preserving.
(Source: So Easy To Preserve, 4th edition, Cooperative Extension Service, The University of Georgia)
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Canning guidelines were revised in 1989 following extensive research. Canning instructions printed before 1989 may be unsafe. Here are some of the newer recommendations you should be using (these are incorporated into all of the recipes on pickyourown.org - we use only the most up-to-date directions and recommendations from the USDA, Ball and major university food science labs:
Water bath canner with a jar rack
Pressure canners for gas, electric and induction stoves: Presto 23Qt or T-fal 22Qt
Canning scoop (this one is PERFECT)
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