Food Preservation

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Safe and Healthy: Preserving Food at Home   A blog with information about safely preserving food at home by Barb Ingham, UW-Madison Extension Food Safety Specialist.

Food Preservation Publications can be found online.

Web ResourcesHomecanned Items

UW Food Safety and Health
National Center for Home Food Preservation

Food Preservation Fact Sheets

Freezing Vegetables

Make Jam This Summer with Your Bounty of Fruit

Pressure Canners Are Not the Same as Pressure Cookers

Need more answers to your food preservation questions?

Wisconsin residents can now call the AnswerLine, provided through a partnership between UW–Madison Extension and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, for trusted, research-based help with canning, freezing, drying, and more. Staffed by trained Extension professionals, the service offers reliable guidance you can count on.

📞 1-866-540-4636

Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 to 4:00 pm or email answer@iastate.edu Learn more: go.wisc.edu/AnswerLine

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