So many voices out there making one claim or another. So difficult to tell which voice is right. Where can we go for the right information and why is there so much turmoil right now? We discuss this paradigm shift we are currently experiencing in pressure canning equipment and what an inexperienced canner can do to find solid information.
The 3 Primary Source Texts
1. USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning. Read free online: https://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/publications_usda.html
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2. All New Ball Blue Book of Canning and Preserving https://amzn.to/47gPpq6
3. Bernardin Guide to Home Preserving https://amzn.to/3NSIkFm
Six Concepts to Master:
1. Know which foods are not safe to can: https://extension.psu.edu/foods-that-are-not-safe-to-can
2. Know your enemy--Botulism: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/foodborne-illness-and-disease/pathogens/clostridium-botulinum
3. Know the role of acids in foods for canning: https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/general/ensuring_safe_canned_foods.html
4. Know the science of water bath canning--primary sources listed above
5. Know the science of pressure canning--primary sources listed above
6. Know primary sources for tested recipes--primary sources listed above plus web sites for state extension offices.
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