Food Preservation

edge of a blue Ball canning jar
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Let's Talk Canning Jars (EDC MFP)

June 12, 2025
 Preserve It!  Properly using canning jars helps ensure a safe outcome  by UCCE Master Food Preserver of El Dorado County Laurie Lewis   We are well into spring, heading toward summer. Seed catalogs were dog-eared months ago, seed packets are in a basket (or perhaps already opened…
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Preserved peach products for workshop attendees to sample. Briana Swanson
The Real Dirt: Article

St. Timothy's Community Garden in Gridley

May 27, 2025
Among community gardens in Butte County, The Garden at St. Timothy’s in Gridley is notable for offering people a full-circle experience, from growing, gleaning, and preserving food, to composting food waste.
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UC Master Food Preservers of Inyo and Mono Counties: Document

Brine Math Made Easy!

This is a handout created for a Master Food Preserver workshop on lacto-fermentation. It describes the (mostly simple) math needed to calculate a desired concentration of salt brine for vegetable fermentation. It also includes some conversions from metric to US units.
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UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County: Page

Events

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UCCE Master Food Preservers of Fresno, Madera, and Merced: Page

Resources

Video LibraryThis collection of videos from University Extension offices nationwide provides online educational materials on food safety and preservation topics.Publications LibraryThis collection of documents from University Extension offices nationwide provides online educational materials on food safety…
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commercial vinegar bottle says 5% acidity
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: About That Vinegar—Read The Label! (EDC MFP)

March 20, 2025
Preserve It! Beware (and be aware) of vinegar with low acidity on store shelves  by UCCE Master Food Preserver Laurie Lewis  There’s a concern that, in the past few years, we have been seeing white vinegar with 4-percent acidity on store shelves. All our tested, safe recipes for home food…
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Page

Central Sierra | Master Food Preservers | Outreach

UCCE Master Food Preserver volunteers reach out to the community in many ways. Besides their Free Public Education classes on safe food preservation they are a fixture at the county fairs in El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties.
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Central Sierra | Master Food Preservers | Articles

Featured Articles by Master Food PreserversUC Master Food Preservers in Amador, Calaveras, and El Dorado Counties write articles for local publications and posts on food safety, food preservation, food preparation, and reducing food waste, among other subjects of interest. You can find those articles by…
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Central Sierra | Master Food Preservers | Recipes

Caribbean Peach Chutney This chutney has a mellow flavor that is reminiscent of the Caribbean islands. Chutneys are a great compliment to meat, poultry, and fish. Delicious on sandwiches, maybe a dollop on curried rice.
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