Perfectly Preserved Podcast
Want to learn to safely preserve food at home? Join Master Preservers Anna Cash and Jenny Gomes as they teach you all the ins and outs of canning, from water bath canning, to steam canning, to pressure canning. You’ll learn tested, up-to-date techniques that work for a modern, busy home. Each episode will cover a specific topic relevant to food preservation such as canning equipment, excellent recipe choices for both beginner and intermediate canners, and even other methods of food preservation such as dehydration, fermentation, and freeze drying. Friends and food preservation enthusiasts Anna and Jenny will guide you expertly and share laughs along the way.
Perfectly Preserved Podcast
The Role of Acid in Safe Home Canning
Are you unsure of what makes a recipe safe? On this week’s episode of the Perfectly Preserved Podcast, we explain the role of acid in safe home canning. Acid is a cornerstone aspect of water bath canning and underlies any safe recipe.
We cover acidity levels of various foods, why water bath canning recipes must be high in acid, how to safely water bath can a food that is low-acid, the surprising truth behind tomatoes, what foods aren’t safe for water bath or pressure canning, and how to safely make family recipes.
This episode allows you to can more confidently by understanding acid and its role in safe, delicious recipes.
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Show notes:
See more from Jenny on this episode at
https://thedomesticwildflower.com/perfectly-preserved-podcast-episode-3/
See more from Anna on this episode at
https://smarthomecanning.com/blogs/news/perfectly-preserved-podcast-ep-2-in-this-episode-the-canning-process
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