Food Preservation

Event

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

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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Documents

Brine Math Made Easy!

This is a handout created for a Master Food Preserver workshop on lacto-fermentation. It describes the (mostly simple) math needed to calculate a desired concentration of salt brine for vegetable fermentation. It also includes some conversions from metric to US units.

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Resources

Video LibraryThis collection of videos from University Extension offices nationwide provides online educational materials on food safety and preservation topics.Publications LibraryThis collection of documents from University Extension offices nationwide provides online educational materials on food safety…

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commercial vinegar bottle says 5% acidity

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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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Central Sierra | Master Food Preservers | Preserved Tomato Recipe Collection

So you've spent the latter part of your summer preserving tomatoes. Congratulations! Don't be daunted by the thought of what to do with all of these gorgeous preserved goodies, take a look at the UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra's preserved tomato recipe collection.

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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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UC Master Food Preserver Program of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties

Were making some behind-the-scenes improvements to our website. You may notice some pages looking a bit off, but dont worrythings will be running smoothly again soon.

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4-H Club Projects

Projects that each Sacramento County 4-H Community Club offers for the current program year

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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 | Handouts and Resources

2 Hour Rule - Keep Perishable Foods Safe Bad Bugs and Where To Find Them Botulism - A "Perfect Storm" In A Jar Cleaning, Sanitizing & Disinfecting Hard Surfaces Leftover Lifetimes Pie Storage - Counter or fridge?

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