{"id":977,"date":"2014-03-19T14:45:19","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T21:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/skagit\/?page_id=977"},"modified":"2025-11-19T16:51:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:51:29","slug":"mfp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/food-and-health\/fam-old\/mfp\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Preserving Food"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you have an abundance of produce from your garden? Now is the time to preserve them for times when you can&#8217;t get them &#8220;fresh picked.&#8221; WSU Skagit County Extension Crop Sheets provide accurate research-based information on preserving food. Consider canning, freezing, pickling, or dehydrating. The information is now at your fingertips!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--news wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\">\r\n        <article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-25622 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/2025\/08\/24\/skagit-food-preservation-winter-squash\/\">\t\t\tSkagit Food Preservation: Winter Squash\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>August 24, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-25615 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/2025\/08\/24\/skagit-food-preservation-tomato\/\">\t\t\tSkagit Food Preservation: Tomato\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>August 24, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-25609 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/2025\/08\/24\/skagit-food-preservation-tomatillos\/\">\t\t\tSkagit Food Preservation: Tomatillos\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>August 24, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-25604 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/2025\/08\/21\/skagit-food-preservation-summer-squash\/\">\t\t\tSkagit Food Preservation: Summer Squash\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>August 21, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-25598 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/2025\/08\/21\/skagit-food-preservation-strawberries\/\">\t\t\tSkagit Food Preservation: Strawberries\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>August 21, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Food Preservation&nbsp;Recip<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/fam\/mfp\/additional-resou\u2026ood-preservation\/\">es.&nbsp;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We now test Pressure Canner Dial Gauges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dial gauges should be checked every year to insure they are reading correctly (weighted gauge canners do not have to be checked).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Testing is offered during open hours. Gauges may have to be removed from lids to be able to test. Cost is $5.00. Call 360-428-4270, ext 0 for more information.<\/p>\n\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have an abundance of produce from your garden? Now is the time to preserve them for times when you can&#8217;t get them &#8220;fresh picked.&#8221; WSU Skagit County Extension Crop Sheets provide accurate research-based information on preserving food. Consider canning, freezing, pickling, or dehydrating. The information is now at your fingertips! 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