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Nutrition & Health
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article
Should you process water for storage and emergency use? Experts recommend that households store at least a three-day supply of water per person to cover drinking and food preparation needs in the event of an emergency. With a minimum daily recommended amount of one gallon of water per person per…
Be extra cautious preserving your own baby food. Want to preserve your own baby food? High-acid fruits are the only food for which there are home processing recommendations for use as baby food. Unfortunately, there are no recipes for canning pureed or mashed vegetables, meat or poultry. …
Safety and quality depend on what you have in the freezer.If you’ve got an excess of produce that you don’t have time to process, can you store it in the freezer to can later? Yes, sometimes. The freezing process breaks down the cell structure of produce, which changes the density of the food. For this…
Applesauce isn't the only game in town! Turning bushels of apples into home-canned applesauce is a time-honored tradition for many folks. But why stop at plain applesauce, or even apples for that matter? Many fruits can be processed as fruit purees, and fruits can be mixed and matched. …
Select the most appropriate straining cloth for culinary purposesCheesecloth and butter muslin are loosely woven cotton fabrics used for making – yes, of course, cheese and butter – as well as for other culinary and household purposes. Is there a difference, and does it matter which cloth you use? Yes and…
With very few exceptions, homemade chocolate sauce is unsafe for shelf stability. Homemade chocolate sauces are fun to make and are great to have on hand for quick dessert toppings or to give as gifts. It may be tempting to can your own sauces (or other types of spreads) that include chocolate products,…
Nutrition Policy Institute director Hannah Thompson was selected as a UCDC Presidential Faculty Fellow through the University of California Washington Program. The fellowship brings together UC faculty to Washington, DC after equipping them with the skills to engage with policymakers on Capitol Hill on…
It's important to know the difference between cleaning and sanitizing.Cleaning and sanitizing (or disinfecting) are two important processes for helping prevent food-borne illness, whether you’re cooking or canning. Yes, they are two separate processes, and they’re both necessary. First, some quick…
Temperatures matter, from the beginning to the end of the canning process.Home canning involves more than just heating jars of food in a canner. There are many steps in the process, from food preparation to checking that jars sealed after processing – all of which contribute to a product that’s safe to eat…
Commercial juice is an easy and convenient option, but...Yes, you can certainly make jelly from commercially prepared juice (either bottled or frozen). It’s faster and easier than extracting your own juice from fresh fruit. There are a couple of things to keep in mind, however. The juice should be…
