Food Preservation

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Central Sierra: Gifts from the Garden & Kitchen (EDC MG)

Event Date
Sep 20 2025

Join UC Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County for Gifts from the Garden and Kitchen. Well share ideas for gifts you can give from your garden or kitchen as well as gift ideas for the gardener and the cook in your life.
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Preserve It! About That Vinegar—Read The Label!

March 20th, 2025
by UCCE Master Food Preserver Laurie LewisThere’s a concern that, in the past few years, we have been seeing white vinegar with 4-percent acidity on store shelves. All our tested, safe recipes for home food preservation use 5-percent acidity vinegars. This one percent drop makes a big difference in…
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Recipes & How-to Videos

MFP Recipe Torta (PDF 409KB) MFP Herb Salts (PDF 462KB) MFP Recipe Sourdough Starter (PDF 561KB) MFP Recipe No Knead Sourdough Bread (PDF 411KB) MFP Recipe Sauerkraut (PDF 404KB) MFP Candied Jalapeos (PDF 415KB) MFP Zucchini Relish (PDF 417KB) MFP Bread-n-Butter Zucchini Pickles recipe (PDF 122KB) M...
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Central Sierra: Calendar

UC Central Sierra programming includes virtual and on-line training as well as in-person classes and workshops in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties.
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Central Sierra | Master Food Preservers | Articles

Featured Articles by Master Food PreserversUC Master Food Preservers in Amador, Calaveras, and El Dorado Counties write articles for local publications and posts on food safety, food preservation, food preparation, and reducing food waste, among other subjects of interest. You can find those articles by…
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Bugs in Your Holiday Cookies!?

December 16th, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce
In a recent TikTok video, a woman's holiday baking spree came to a halt when she discovered bugs in her flour. While initially alarmed, the woman was also intrigued.
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