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Jams, Jellies, Juices & Syrups
- Autumn Glory Compote
- Berry, Berry Sweet
- Citrus Fruit Preservation
- Citrus Marmalade
- Concentrate on Lemons
- Creative Jams
- Easy Apple Jelly
- From Frumpy to Fabulous: Juices Sauces and Syrups
- It Is Apple and Pear Season In El Dorado County!
- Jams and Jellies
- Jams and Jellies - Fresh Strawberry Freezer Jam
- Low Sugar Preserving
- Persimmons Kiwis and Nuts
- Pomegranates Are So Versatile
- Save the Strawberries
- Spreading A Little Sunshine
- Strawberry Syrup
- Taste of Summer During Winter Months
- The Extreme Vegetable - Rhubarb
- The Scoop on Sugar in Jams & Jellies
- Yes You Can, Can
Softspreads
- Beyond Jams & Jellies: Conserves, Butters, & Marmalades
- Butter Up to Conserves and Marmalade
- Conserves, Butters & Marmalade
- Cranberry Orange Chutney
- February Citrus Frenzy
- Fruits, Nuts, and Scurvy: Butters, Conserves, and Marmalades & Dress It Up: Vinegars, Chutneys, and Condiments
- Giving Thought to Rhubarb
- Growing and Preserving Citrus
- Low Sugar Canning
- Try Some Chutney
- The Wonderful World of Onions
Great Gift Ideas
- Nuts For The Holidays!
- Gifts From the Garden and Kitchen Event
- Gifts for the Food Preserver
- Spicy Hot - Or Not
- Pucker Up for Homemade Vinegar
- Gifts From The Kitchen
- Sweet and Tart Lemon Curd
- Great Gift Ideas For The Home Preserver
- Persimmons, Kiwi and Nuts
- Olives and Tapenade 10/10/2012
- Christmas in July 7/17/12
- Flavored Vinegar - 8/20/10
- Cheese Making - 9/3/10
- Flavored Vinegar for Christmas - 11/19/10
- Red and Green for Christmas - 12/3/10
- Fruitcake Fruit - 12/10/10
- Christmas Pickle - 12/24/10
Tomato Products
- Oh Those Tomatoes!
- Tomatoes, Basic and Fancy Handout
- High Acid Canning Basics Handout
- Tomatoes, Tomatoes, Tomatoes!
Pickling
- Pickling
- Pickled Asparagus
- Winter Pickles
- Asparagus Season!
- Asparagus Tips
- At Peace with the Olive Branch
- From Cabbage to Sauerkraut
- Love Tips - Pickled Asparagus
- Olives!
- Olives: From Garden To Table
- Olive U - Tapenade, or Not To Tapenade
- Pickles, Relishes & Sauerkraut
- Pickling Time
- Salt and Salt
- Tomatillo: The Little “Tomato” That Could
Condiments & Salsas
Food Safety & Health
- Taking Stock of your Pantry and Freezer
- A False Sense of Security
- Botulism
- Brown Bag Safety
- Bug Free Barbeque
- Butter and Milk: Why can't they be canned?
- Canning Safely At Home
- Canning Safety
- Cool Cleaning
- Eat Your Fruits and Veggies
- Flu Bug or Food Bug Part I
- Flu Bug or Food Bug Part II
- Food Safety For Summer Picnics
- Healthy Chips for Smart Snacking
- Healthy Food
- Leftover And Raw Food Safety
- Power Outages and Freezer Safety
- Pressure Canning Without Fear
- Preserve For Health
- Raw Milk Warning - 2011
- Safely Preserving Vegetables At Home
- Stay Food Safe
- What Can Cause a False Seal?
- When Good Food Goes Bad
Pressure Canning
- Pressure Canning in El Dorado County
- Joy in a Jar: Home Canned Soup
- My First Time Using A Pressure Canner
- Perfectly Preserved Potatoes
- Pressure Canning At Home
- Preserving Pumpkins
- Pumpkin and Winter Squash Fun
- Safely Preserving Vegetables at Home
- Taste of Summer During Winter Months
Meat, Fish & Cheese
- Saving for Soup
- Canning Crab
- How Corny
- Make Your Own Cheese
- Making Beef Jerky
- Meat Preservation and Sausages
- Turkey Talk
Dehydrating & Freezing
- Pre-Columbian Uchepos for Modern Day Eating
- Amazing Avocados
- Brrrr - Freezing
- COVID-19 and Food Preservation
- Dehydrating
- Dehydrating Food
- Dehydrating Herbs
- Delicious Soup from the Freezer
- Farmers Market Fun
- Freezing Food In Canning Jars
- Freezing Fresh Lemon Juice
- Freezing Raw Tomatoes
- Herbs for Winter
- Jams and Jellies
- Kale Chips
- Okey-Dokey Artichokey
- Persimmons: Drying & Using
- Persimmons - the Wonder Fruit
- Pumpkin Primer
- Snacks On the Go
- Spring Peas
- Summer Snacks
- Sweet and Tart Lemon Curd
- Turkey Day-After
- Using Basil
- Vacuum Packaging
Yes, I Can!
- A Perfect Pear - 9/28/11
- All About Berries
- Almonds 11/14/2012
- Apples: The Fairest Fruit of All
- Autumn's Harvest
- Apples, Pears and More: From Garden To Table
- Berries In May
- Canning for Food & Fun!
- Canning Safely At Home En Espanol
- Cheery Cherries
- Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire
- Concentrate on Lemons 12/26/2012
- Cold Nights, Warm Dinners 10/24/2012
- Cranberries, Winter Squash and Turkey 10/3/2012
- COVID-19 and Food Preservation
- Doggone Good Jerky
- Drought Tolerant Canning - Atmospheric Steam Canning
- Easy Canning At Home
- El Dorado County Apple Chart
- Fair Entry Time - 5/4/11
- Fruit Float
- Food Preservation - Fulfilling the Purpose
- Fun With Food
- Harvesting Autumn
- It's El Dorado County Fair Time! (2013)
- It’s Time to Plant the Queen of Any Garden - The Tomato
- Making Memories in the Kitchen
- Master Food Preservers - Not Just Canning
- Measurements & How to Measure Correctly
- MFP_at_the_Fair 6-13-12
- MFP of El Dorado County - 2/23/11
- My First Canning Experience - 8/6/10
- Of Course You Can!
- On The Measurement of Autumn Produce
- On The Measurement of Summer Produce
- Preventing Food Waste in Uncertain Times
- Start With A Bang 7/4/2012
- Tastier and Cheaper
- Tips For Newbies
- The Best Time of the Year - for Lemons
- The Mason Jar
- MFP on the Web - 4/25/2012
- On the Measurement of Spring Products
- Persimmons Kiwis and Nuts - 10/22/10
- Relishing Your Garden
- Strawberry Shortcake 4/10/2013
- Vegetable Fermentation at Home
- Why Can?
- What's In Your Pantry?
- What To Do With That Apple Harvest
- Your Just Desserts