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Ultimate Canning & Preserving Food Guide for Beginners

By Claire Daniels

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Book 1:
Ultimate Canning & Preserving Food Guide for Beginners

By Claire Daniels

Learn the Best Easy and Successful Ways to Can and Preserve Your Food!

Copyright 2014 by Claire Daniels - All rights reserved.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Canning and Preserving

Chapter 2: Methods of Food Preservation

Chapter 3: Rules to Follow in Food Preservation

Chapter 4: Canning and Preserving Necessities

Conclusion

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Introduction

I want to thank you and congratulate you for downloading the book, Ultimate Canning & Preserving Food Guide for Beginners: Learn the Best Easy and Successful Ways to Can and Preserve Your Food !

As we all know, our everyday foods have their respective life spans. While some may last a little bit longer than others, there are also some that cant last for more than a week or even for a couple of days. More often than not, we are also not able to consume the food within its given shelf life. So, we just wish we are can prolong its freshness.

If you face the same problem, here is good news for you: you no longer have to worry about wasting food because you can always can and preserve them! Food canning and preservation is the way that will help us prolong the shelf life of our food.

If you are one of those people who have always been planning to do canning and preserving yet still havent started because they do not know anything about this, then it is about time that you learn the basic how-tos of canning and preserving. Dont worry; this book will definitely be your best guide when it comes to canning and preserving.

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to can and preserve your food so that you will be able to prolong shelf life. Specifically, you will find the following topics in this book:

• The basics of canning and preserving, as well as their benefits
• The six basic methods of food preservation
• The rules to follow when preserving food
• The ingredients and equipment that you will need for canning and preserving food

Thanks again for downloading this book, I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Canning and Preserving

Heres very first fact about food that you should always keep in mind: once you bring home your food, it is already making its way toward spoilage. Although you are not able to see the process of decay with your naked eye, as times passes your food will come to the point of spoilage.

Fresh food, most of the time, is prone to spoilage due to several reasons. Most food contains high levels of water, which is the reason for an increase in the growth of unwanted microorganisms. These microorganisms in turn cause the spoilage of the food. Moreover, there is also the tendency for an increase in the activity of food enzymes or reactions with the oxygen, which result to food spoilage as well.

However, this does not mean that we should just let food spoil like that. Of course, we do not want to waste anything truly important. Thats why its crucial that we are able to keep our food fresh even for how many days, which in turn is why we should practice the method of canning and preserving .

Essentially, when you preserve food, you prolong its shelf life and make it fresh for as long as possible. You stop the process of decay and you maintain the freshness of the food until you are already about to cook and eat it. Basically, as much as possible, you prevent the food from spoiling so that you will still be able to use or consume it later.

Benefits of canning and preserving food

Aside from keeping your food fresh for as long as possible, food canning and preservation offers a whole lot more perks, which will surely convince you to practice this method. Here are some of the benefits that canning and preserving can give you:

1. You will be able to keep food stores full of fresh and homegrown food. Since you have already preserved your food, you no longer have to worry whether they will spoil once you store them for a relatively longer period of time. Spoilage is already out of the equation; you can store your food even beyond its supposed shelf life.
2. You no longer have to pick only selected food to store in your pantry. As mentioned in Number 1, there is no reason for you to worry if your food is going to spoil fast. Sometimes, we have the tendency to leave food out of the grocery list just because it spoils easily. However, if you know how to preserve food, you will not have a problem regarding this. You can buy practically any food that you want withoutagainstressing over the fact that it easily spoils.
3. You will be able to save money. First off, you will not have to throw your food eventually, just because it has spoiled already. Moreover, you will be able to buy in bulk rather than in retail, which in turn will help you save money. As the authors of Canning and Preserving for Dummies had said, Abundant food generally means lower cost.
4. Canning and preserving food can also be one way of relaxation. Many people do this as their hobby since it gives them the feeling of relaxation as well as accomplishment. From choosing the ingredients for food preservation up to the actual process itself, they get a sense of fulfillment. Who says canning and preserving food is boring and cant be fun?
5. It can help you earn money. You may opt to sell the food that you have preserved and make a good profit out of it. The thing about food preservation is that the things that you will need are not that costly, yet you will still be able to earn enough.
6. You can ensure the freshness and even the cleanliness of your food. Doing your own food preservation will help you ensure what is going to be included in your food. If you do not want to consume food that has ingredients you are not sure of, then it is about time that you prepare the food yourself.

Chapter 2: Methods of Food Preservation

When it comes to food preservation, you can practice different methods of preserving your food. Basically, there are six methods of preserving food: (1) canning, (2) freezing, (3) drying, (4) smoking, salting and curing, (5) fermenting, and (6) juicing.

Canning food

Canning is said to be the most popular method of preserving food. In canning, you just have to apply heat to the food that has been secured inside a jar. While all types of food have microorganisms, canning helps kill all these unwanted microorganisms that cause the food to spoil.

Proper canning allows you to prevent the food from decaying by heating it within a given time span until you have already destroyed the unwanted microorganisms. Aside from the heating process, you also keep the food inside a jar and seal it. Basically, doing so lets you remove the air from your jar and form a vacuum inside as your jar starts to cool and seals. The vacuum that has been formed protects your food against microorganisms that cause spoilage.

There are two methods of canning food (these are the only ones that the United States Department of Agriculture approved): pressure canning and water-bath canning.

Pressure canning