Food Preservation

Learn to dehydrate, freeze, pickle, and can cultivated mushrooms safely at home in this free, research-based online class.

Join us to discover how preserved lemons, winter herbs, and specialty fruits like prickly pear can bring bright, flavorful depth to your beverages.

Start the New Year with healthy habits and fresh inspiration from the UCCE Master Food Preservers.  Discover how to make delicious low-sugar fruits, jams, and jellies, and learn easy ways to cut back on sodium with flavorful homemade herb and spice blends you can mix and share.  We’ll also show you…

*Updated Class Description* The Master Food Preservers of Amador County invite you to a comprehensive pressure canning class. This class will demonstrate the safe and effective preservation of salmon fillets using professional pressure canning techniques. We also will demonstrate how to make gravlax. …

Create chutney, marmalade, spiced nuts & citrus wheels — safe, homemade holiday gifts using USDA-approved preservation methods. The holidays are coming! Celebrate the season by creating thoughtful, homemade gifts that showcase the best of California's winter produce. 🎁 This free, live online class covers…

Create chutney, marmalade, spiced nuts & citrus wheels — safe, homemade holiday gifts using USDA-approved preservation methods. The holidays are coming! Celebrate the season by creating thoughtful, homemade gifts that showcase the best of California's winter produce. 🎁 This free, live online class covers…

Preserving Pomegranates: Juice, Jelly, Molasses & More!Pomegranates are in season! These jewel-like fruits are packed with tart flavor and bright color—perfect for preserving as the holidays approach. 🎉This free, live online class from the University of California Master Food Preservers Online Delivery…

The holidays are just around the corner! 🎉 From Orchard to Table: Apple Pie Filling & Freezing Apples is the second class in the Apples All Year series from the University of California Master Food Preservers. This free, live online class introduces safe, research-based methods for canning and…

Core Skills: Apple Butter & Dehydrated Apple Rings is the first class in the Apples All Year series from the University of California Master Food Preservers. This free, live online class introduces safe, research-based ways to preserve apples at home using USDA- and UC-approved recipes.Learn how to turn…

Something crunchy this way comes… 🎃This Halloween season, we invite you to embrace the practical magic of home food preservation and delve into the art of quick refrigerator pickles.Spooky Fridge Pickles: Eye of Newt Cukes, Cauliflower Brains & Cauldron Carrots is a free, live online class presented by…