{"id":725,"date":"2015-05-26T12:50:31","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T19:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/?page_id=725"},"modified":"2025-09-02T06:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:08:45","slug":"food-preservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/food-preservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Preservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--style-boxed \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/02\/Food-preservation.png\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/02\/Food-preservation.png 1920w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/02\/Food-preservation.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/02\/Food-preservation.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/02\/Food-preservation.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/02\/Food-preservation.png 1536w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\n\t\talt=\"&quot;Jars of canned vegetables&quot;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__overlay\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__inner-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title\">The San Juan County WSU Extension Food Preservation Program<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to San Juan County WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">San Juan County WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tFood Preservation\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>Have a food preservation question? Want to know the best recipe to use for preserving your produce? Do you have a question about safely preserving food?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WSU has partnered with Oregon State University and the University of Idaho to create a series of Pacific Northwest Extension publications, available for download at no charge.&nbsp; The most popular publications are available for download below, but you may visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/consumer-food-safety\">WSU Consumer Food Safety page<\/a>&nbsp;for a more complete list of publications.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--outline-shadow wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-crimson\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProgram Contact\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tJennie Bryan-Goforth, Food Safety and Preservation Coordinator<br><br><a href=\"mailto:j.bryan-goforth@wsu.edu\">j.bryan-goforth@wsu.edu<\/a><br><br><a href=\"tel:3603952359\">(360) 395-2359<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-top wsu-heading--mark-color-midnight\">WSU Extension Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-crimson\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/canning-fruits-3\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tWSU Extension Publications\/Canning 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wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-crimson\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/drying-fruits-and-vegetables\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tWSU Extension Publications\/Drying Fruits and Vegetables\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-crimson\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/making-jerky-at-home-safely-pnw632\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tWSU Extension Publications\/Jerky at Home Safely\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nchfp.uga.edu\">National Center for Home Food Preservation (uga.edu)<\/a>&nbsp;is an extensive site including video tutorials, preservation guides, and recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The USDA offers a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/about-nifa\/blogs\/usdas-complete-guide-home-canning\">Complete Guide to Home Canning publication<\/a>. The free, 196-page publication can be viewed and downloaded from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nchfp.uga.edu\">National Center for Home Food Preservation website<\/a>. The publication is also available in a spiral, bound book format from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=AIG-539\">Purdue University\u2019s Education Store<\/a>. Single copies are available for $18 per copy, and bulk discounted prices are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Georgia has a comprehensive book available for purchase. If you are interested in purchasing a book for food preservation, this is the one we recommend. The 6th edition of the 388-page book <a href=\"https:\/\/setp.uga.edu\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>So Easy to Preserve<\/i><\/a> include Preserving Food, Canning, Pickled Products, Sweet Spreads and Syrups, Freezing and Drying. There are 10 new products and 2 revised product recommendations in this edition.&nbsp; $25 includes shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is critical that you use only tested, approved preservation protocols and recipes in order to ensure food safety. Publications from universities and government sources include these safe practices. The Ball\/Kerr company also produces publications that may be of interest, although we cannot answer questions about them as they are produced by a private company with their own testing labs. If you are interested in their recipes, we would suggest sourcing the most up to date Ball publications or website here&nbsp;<a id=\"LPNoLPOWALinkPreview_11\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ballmasonjars.com\/canning-preserving-guides.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ballmasonjars.com\/canning-preserving-guides.html\">Canning &amp; Preserving Guides | Ball\u00ae Mason Jars (ballmasonjars.com)<\/a>&nbsp;as recipes and protocols do change over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&amp;nbsp; Have a food preservation question? Want to know the best recipe to use for preserving your produce? Do you have a question about safely preserving food? 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