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Home Food Preservation: Canning, Fermenting and More

The safety rules and methods behind home canning, fermenting, drying, freezing, cheese and yogurt, sourdough, and curing and smoking meat. Canning numbers follow the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning and the National Center for Home Food Preservation (NCHFP). For home cooks and homesteaders.

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Water-Bath Canning for High-Acid Foods
Boiling-water canning for fruit, jams, pickles and tomatoes with added acid: the pH 4.6 line, headspace, jar preparation, seals and altitude, as the USDA and NCHFP teach them.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 13
Pair match: 10
43 total questions
Pressure Canning and Botulism
Why low-acid foods need a pressure canner, how gauges, venting and altitude work, and how to spot and handle a jar that may be unsafe. Numbers follow the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 12
Pair match: 9
41 total questions
Fermenting Vegetables, Vinegar and Kombucha
Lacto-fermentation, salt by weight, sauerkraut and kimchi, plus vinegar, kombucha and other cultured foods. Covers what normal fermentation looks like and when to throw a batch out.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 12
Pair match: 10
Locked · 42 questions inside
Drying, Dehydrating and Freezing
Drying fruit, vegetables and jerky, freezing produce and meat, blanching, freezer burn and safe thawing. Temperatures follow USDA and NCHFP guidance.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 13
Pair match: 10
Locked · 43 questions inside
Cheese, Butter and Yogurt
Making cheese, butter, yogurt and kefir at home: rennet and cultures, curds and whey, pasteurization and the rules on raw milk, and well-known cheeses by where they come from.
MCQ: 12
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 13
Pair match: 10
Locked · 44 questions inside
Bread and Sourdough
Sourdough starters, fermentation, shaping and baking, plus baker's percentages, yeast and quick breads. For home bakers who want to know why each step works.
MCQ: 12
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 13
Pair match: 10
Locked · 44 questions inside
Curing and Smoking Meat and Fish
Curing salts and why nitrite matters, dry and wet cures, hot and cold smoking, and the USDA safe internal temperatures. Includes the well-known cured meats and smoked fish.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 9
Flashcards: 13
Pair match: 10
Locked · 43 questions inside
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