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 and Safety Publications can be found online.

Web Resources:

UW Food Safety and Health
Including WI’s Pickle Bill; Starting a Food Business, Canning or Bottling, and Meat HACCP.

National Center for Home Food Preservation
Preserve by canning, jams & jellies, pickling, fermenting, freezing, drying, curing & smoking and storing.

Food Preservation Fact Sheets

Freezing Vegetables
From UW-Georgia Cooperative Extension Service

Make Jam This Summer with Your Bounty of Fruit
From USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning

Pressure Canners Are Not the Same as Pressure Cookers
From UW-Extension

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.