{"id":1453,"date":"2014-07-14T14:47:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T21:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/chelan-douglas\/?page_id=1453"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:07:39","slug":"foodpreservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/chelan-douglas\/healthwellness\/foodpreservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Preservation &amp; Food Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/08\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15974\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/08\/Picture1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/08\/Picture1-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/08\/Picture1-198x198.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Your Pressure Canner Ready for Harvest Season?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you preserve this year&#8217;s garden harvest, make sure your pressure canner gauge is accurate.  An inaccurate gauge can lead to unsafe food preservation.  USDA and WSU Extension recommend having pressure canner gauges tested every year to ensure they are working properly and helping you preserve food safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WSU Extension offers this service at no cost.<\/strong>  To schedule your free pressure canner gauge test, call either the Wenatchee office at 509-667-6540 or the Waterville office at 509-745-8531.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Preservation Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"270\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/08\/I-Can-picture.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16000\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Canning Vegetables &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-ecommerce\/uploads\/sites\/2\/product-4429-sku-PNW172-D.pdf\">Publication PNW172<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canning Tomatoes &amp; Tomato Products &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/08\/pnw300-Canning-tomatoes-tomato-products.pdf\">Publication PNW300<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pickling Vegetables &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/08\/Pickling-Vegetables-PNW355.pdf\">Publication PNW355<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canning Fruit &#8211; Publication PNW199<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jams, Jellies &amp; Fruit Spreads &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/08\/FS232E-Making-JamsJellies-Fruit-Spreads.pdf\">Publication FS232E<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fruit Pie Filling &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/08\/Fruit-Pie-Filling-PNW736.pdf\">Publication PNW736<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Preservation Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nchfp.uga.edu\/\">National Center for Home Food Preservations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have questions about preserving foods or want to inquire about future food preservation classes, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Margaret Viebrock, Douglas County Extension<br>\n(509) 745-8531 or <a href=\"mailto:viebrock@wsu.edu\">viebrock@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-spacing-top--xsmall wsu-border--add-top\"  >\r\n        \n<div class=\"program-contact \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"program-contact-info\">\n\t\t<h2>Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tMargaret Viebrock, Chelan-Douglas County Director &amp; Family and Consumer Sciences Educator<br>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Phone Number<\/span>509-667-6540\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Email Address<\/span> \u2022\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:viebrock@wsu.edu\">viebrock@wsu.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Your Pressure Canner Ready for Harvest Season? 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