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2009
Issue No. 4
  • Feature Food of the Month: Cauliflower - Pickled Cauliflower, About Cauliflower, Cauliflower-Broccoli Casserole
  • Relish Relishes - Piccalilli, More Than a Relish, Tasty Burgers or Salad
  • Holiday Preserving - Freezing Holiday Cookies, Freezing Unbaked Cookie Dough, Holiday Leftovers
  • Take Some Extra Caution - Flavored Oils, Pesto--a Flavored Oil, Things You Ought to Know, The Spoilers, Preventing Food Spoilage
  • Fall Foods - Mushrooms, Dark Pears, Crystals in Grape Juice, Quick Work with Applesauce
  • Resources
Issue No. 3
  • Feature Food of the Month: Frozen Peach Pie Filling
  • Success with Corn: Blanching, "Cobby" Flavor, Cream Style Corn Caution
  • Red Beets: Process Pickled Beets, Sugar-free Beets
  • Terminology: Methods of Putting Food into Jars, Methods of Processing, Acidity of Foods
  • Zucchini
  • Did You Know?
  • Freezing Vegetables
  • Freezing Herbs
  • Selling Home Preserved Foods
  • Resources
  • Workshop
  • Newsletter by E-mail
Issue No. 2
  • Feature Food of the Month: Blueberries: The Best Blueberry Muffins, Freezing the Blues, Did You Know?
  • Ready or Not--How Ripe?
  • Cucumber Pickles: Reduced-sodium Sliced Sweet Pickles, Re-using Pickling Solution, Convenient Pickle Mixes
  • Color Changes in Canned Goods
  • About Jars
  • Some "How To's": Prevent cut Fruit from Browning, Tricks with Your Melon Baller, Replacing Lost Liquid--No!, Storing Reduced and No-Sugar Jelly/Jam
  • Freezing Foods: Freezing Questions, Freezing Pointers, Artificial Sweeteners for Freezing
  • Special Events to Answer Questions
  • Workshops
Issue No. 1
  • Feature Food of the Month: Asparagus: Freezing Asparagus, Canning Asparagus, Pickled Asparagus Recipe
  • Rhubarb: Rhubarb Cake
  • Canning Research: Risky Business??, Botulism Does Occur
  • Here's How: When Jars Don't Seal, Buckled Lids, Problems with Peas, Separate, Please!, To Bag or Not to Bag
  • Canning on Smooth Cooktops
  • Resources
  • Workshops
  • Dial Gauge Testing

 

2008
Issue No. 4
  • Feature Food of the Month: Pear Butter
  • Fruit Butters
  • Acidify Asian Pears
  • Canning Meat
  • A Big Bowl of Soup
  • What Goes in the Casserole?
  • Refrigerate Cider
  • Frozen Canned Goods
  • When in Doubt, Toss it Out
  • What is a Hermetic Seal?
  • Unsafe Canning Practices
  • Repairing Jams and Jellies
  • Sauerkraut in Cool Weather
  • Cranberry Season
  • Holidays are Coming - Red Hot Jelly
Issue No. 3
  • Feature Food of the Month: Peppers and Onions - Pepper Relish, All About Peppers, Onion Relish, More About Onions
  • pH and Acidity
  • Enzymes
  • Dark Sweet Corn
  • Flavored Vinegars
  • "Chillin'" the Banana
  • Play it Safe with Hard-Cooked Eggs
  • Storing Canned Foods Safely
  • Wait on Sauerkraut
Issue No. 2
  • Feature Food of the Month: Dilly Beans
  • Seasonal Notes: Canning Beans, Freezing Beans, Red Beets, Tomatoes - Many Colors, Discolored Seeds, Pesto
  • Canning Skills: Jar Breakage, Dingy Jars, Half Gallon Jars, Lid Discoloration, Cleaning Your Canners, Pressure Canner Care Tips, Silent Signals for PC's, Altitude Adjustments, Don't Change Recipes
  • Botulism
  • Use Crispers to Store Produce
  • No Refrigeration, Please!
  • Reusing Food Packaging Materials
Issue No. 1
  • Feature Food of the Month: It's Strawberry Season: Strawberry Freezer Jam, Setting Problems, Freezing Berries, Strawberry Facts, Dried Strawberries, Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups
  • Asparagus Season
  • Canning: How Canning Preserves Food, Canners--Flat or Coiled?, Canning Baby Food--Fruit
  • Reusing Foam Trays--Not a Good Idea
  • Freeze and Thaw: Cook Two, Freeze One (Planned-Overs), Thawing Foods
  • Free Pressure Canner Dial Gauge Testing
  • Special Dial Gauge Testing Dates
  • Have a Question?
  • Workshops

 

 

2007
Issue No. 4
  • Feature Food of the Month: Butternut Squash - Butternut Squash Soup, Cooking butternut Squash, Freezing Squash and Pumpkin, Flavored with Ginger
  • Freezing Ideas - Easy Freezing, Steam-in-Plastic Bags, Leftover Onion, Freezing Peppers
  • Cleaning Out the Cupboard
  • Problems with Spoilage
  • Freezing Problems
  • Turkey Time
  • Spicy Apple Jelly
  • Resources
  • Holiday Workshop
Issue No. 3
  • Feature Food of the Month: Tomatoes - Tomato Marmalade, Salsa, Tomato Salsa Using Paste Tomatoes, Salsa Guidelines, Salsa Resources
  • Canning Skills - Canning Fruit with Less Sugar, Buckled Lids, Remove Screw Bands During Storage, One Spoiled Jar, Changing Recipes, What is Mold?, How to Make Water Softer, Penny Wise - Pound Foolish
  • Convenient Crumbles
  • Drying Fruit Rolls
  • More Tips
Issue No. 2
  • Feature Food of the Month: Cucumbers
  • Refrigerator Storage
  • Introducing Kohlrabi
  • Salt: Is Salt Necessary?, A Salt Glossary
  • Preserving Nutrition
  • Canning Skills: Basic Reminders, How Much Pressure?, Outdated Canning Recipes Resurface, A Sealed Jar is Not a Safe Jar, Acidifying Tomatoes
  • Tomato-Vegetable Juice Blend
  • Summer Garden Experience
Issue No. 1
  • Feature Food of the Month: Berries
  • Rhubarb
  • Success with Freezing: Freezing Reminders, Headspace for Frozen Food, Freezing in Jars
  • The Overnight Dilemma
  • Red: Good and Healthy
  • Canning Highlights: Check Before You Begin, New Fair Competition Guidelines, Bringing Dial Gauge Testing to You

 

2006
Issue No. 4
  • Feature Food of the Month: Pears - Tutti-Frutti Jam, Which Pear, Mixing Flavors, What's an Asian Pear?
  • Apple Harvest: Apple Ambler, Apple Smiles
  • Drying Apples and Pears
  • Ascorbic vs. Citric Acid
  • Canning on Smooth Cooktops
  • Label Jars Smart
  • Where to Store Canned Goods
  • Canning Soups: Vegetable Soup, Spicy Vegetable Soup
Issue No. 3
  • Feature Food of the Month: Peaches - Oscar Relish, Floating Peaches, Canning Peaches With Splenda
  • Tomato Sauces
  • Pickled Corn Relish
  • Play It Safe - Hand Washing, Mold Under the Lid, Things I'd Like You to Know
  • Freezing Ideas - Meal In a Bag, Freezing Tomatoes, Glass Frreezer Containers, What to do with Zucchini, Cobby Corn
Issue No. 2
  • Feature Food of the Month: Berries - Frozen Blueberry Pie Filling, Berry Flavored Vinegar, Raspberries, Red Raspberry Honey Vinegar, Raspberry Mustard, Raspberry Mustard Salad Dressing
  • Herbs: Chives -- Dried or Frozen, Storing Dried Herbs
  • Drying Updates -- Pretreating
  • Problem Solving -- Canning: Does Color Matter?, Flat-Sour Spoilage, Liquid Loss -- Siphoning, When Jars Become Unsealed
  • Resealable Plastic Bags
Issue No. 1
  • Feature Food of the Month: Berries
  • Strawberry Syrup
  • Lemon Berry Freezer Jam
  • Berries are Good for You
  • Be Gentle to Berries
  • Quick Freezer Jam with Less Sugar
  • Canning Basics: Plan Ahead for Canning, How Processing Times are Determined, Why Are There No Canning Directions for..., Why Didn't the Jar Seal?
  • Dial Gauge Testing
  • Pass the "Peas" Please
  • Zero is Better Than Ten
  • Freezing Eggs

 

2005
Issue No. 4
  • Feature Food of the Month: Cranberries
  • Nuts about Nuts
  • Flavored Vinegars
  • Flavored Vinegars
  • Freezing Broccoli
  • Hidden Colors
  • Pumpkins 'N Spice 'N Everything Nice: "No" to Canning Puree, About Squash, "Yes" to Freezing, Baked Pumpkin Casserole
  • Applesauce
  • Long Live the Banana
  • Canning without Sugar--Splenda
  • Under the Lid
  • Workshops: Fall 2005 and What's New for 2006
Issue No. 3
  • Feature Food of the Month: Peppers
  • Onions
  • "Sweet" Sweet Corn
  • Pressure Canner Replacement Parts
  • Grape Juice
  • Peaches
  • Commercial Fruit Preservers
  • Tasty Tomatoes
  • Questions
Issue No. 2
  • Feature Food of the Month: Red Beets
  • June is Dairy Month
  • What Does "Acidity" Mean?
  • Warnings: Don't Use These Methods
  • How Long Do You Process?
  • Cherries
  • Frozen Pie Filling
  • Freezing Information
  • Bringing Dial Gauge Testing to You
  • Resources
  • Food Preservation Workshops
Issue No. 1
  • Feature Food of the Month: Strawberry-Kiwi Jam
  • Freezing Spring's Bounty
  • Freezing Skills
  • Getting Organized
  • Dial Gauge Testing
  • Problem Solving - Stiff Jams or Jellies
  • Resources

 

2004
Issue No. 4
  • Feature Food of the Month: Apples
  • Fight Bacteria
  • Handling Winter Vegetables
  • Mangoes
  • Freezing Convenience Foods
Issue No. 3
  • Feature Food of the Month
  • Testing for Seals
  • Storing Canned Foods Safely
  • Maintaining Color and Flavor
  • Blighted Tomatoes
  • Remember to Acidify
  • Siphoning
  • Salsa
  • Let's Preserve Handouts Revised
  • 2 More Workshops
Issue No. 2
  • Feature Food of the Month--Green Beans
  • How Much Headspace?
  • Blueberries
  • Syrup or Dry Sugar-Which to Use?
  • Recipes-Why Be So Careful?
  • Reduced Sodium Dill Pickles
  • Dill Substitutions
  • Don't Try These Unsafe Methods
  • Food Preservation Workshops

Issue No. 1

 

  • Feature Food of the Month--Strawberries
  • The Pectin Mystery
  • A Better Tool for the Job
  • Can You Pass the Test?
  • Pressure Canner
  • Questions
  • Watch the Temperature
  • Answers to: Can You Pass the Test?
  • Food Preservation Workshops
  • Resources
 
2003

Issue No. 4

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  • Feature Food of the Month--Ambrosia Conserve
  • Fall Harvest: Spiced Apple Jelly, Canned Apple Pie Filling, Drying Fall Fruits, Canning Pears, Herbs, Unusual Vegetables
  • Techniques: Testing for Sealed Jars, Oxidation, Freezing Questions
  • Special Events: 4-H Food Preservation Project, Preparing Canned Goods for the Bazaar
  • Resources

Issue No. 3

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  • Feature Food - Tomatoes: Tomato-Vegetable Juice Blend, Homemade Tomato Soup
  • Plentiful Fruit - Peaches, Grape Juice
  • Special Questions
  • Unusual Notes on Veggies:Beets--from color to freezing, Freezing Potatoes, Storing Potatoes
  • Resources

Issue No. 2

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  • Feature Food of the Month--Apricots
  • Pies: Freezing Pies, Storage Times for Pies
  • Do-It-Yourself Sour Cherries
  • Jars
  • Appliances
  • Corn
  • Resources

Issue No. 1

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  • Feature Food of the Month--Strawberries: Strawberry-Rhubarb Jelly, Strawberries!!!, Handling Fresh Strawberries, Rhubarb
  • Canners: Steam Canner Concerns, Pressure Canner Safety, Venting the Pressure Canner, Pressure Canning Tips, Test Your Canner for Accuracy
  • Tips for Time Management: Managing Food Preservation Time, How Long Does It Take?
  • Freezing Notes
  • Resources
 
 
2002

Issue No. 4

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  • Feature Food of the Month: Praline Syrup
  • Food Drying: Drying Fruits and Vegetables, Fruit Rolls and Leathers, Jerky, Buying a Dehydrator
  • Fall Foods: Garlic, Sauerkraut, Broccoli and Cauliflower
  • Preserving for the Holidays: Ideas to Share, Island Syrup, Pickled Cauliflower

Issue No. 3

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  • Feature Food of the Month: Pickled Corn Relish, Beet Pickles
  • Pectin--A Key Ingredient: Pectin In Jams and Jellies, Tips for Success, Confused About Types of Pectin?
  • Blue Ribbon Canning
  • Don't Can These
  • Problem Solving: White Crystals, Tomato Juice Separation, Brown Corn
  • New Dial Gauge Tester

Issue No. 2

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  • Feature Food of the Month--Blueberry Syrup
  • Freezing: Highlights: Blueberries, Raspberries, Green beans, Broccoli; Washing Fruits for Freezing, What Can Be Frozen Without Sugar?, Pectin Syrup
  • Paraffin--a No-No?
  • Canning Time
  • Resources

Issue No. 1

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  • Feature Food of the Month-- Easy Rhubarb Pineapple Jam
  • Canning and Freezing: Uncooked or Freezer Jams,Strawberries, Know Your Peas, Rhubarb, Cherries
  • Pressure Canning: Test Your Canner for Accuracy, Buying a Pressure Canner?
  • Planning Ahead for Home Canning
  • Processing Times & Altitude Finder
  • Resources

 

2001

Issue No. 4

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  • Chestnuts & More
  • Vinegars (including Lemon Dill Peppercorn Vinegar)
  • Undated Canning Lids
  • Citrus (including Citrus Marmalade)
  • Canning Wild Game
  • Mincemeat

Issue No. 3

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  • Feature Food of the Month : Apples, Pear-Apple Jam
  • Herbs: Methods of Drying Herbs, Using Dried Herbs, Frozen Herbs
  • Winter Squash and Pumpkins
  • Shelf Life of Canned Goods
  • Tips for Storing Canned Goods

Issue No. 2

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  • Feature Food of the Month--Zucchini Bread
  • Why Blanch Vegetables
  • High and Low Acid Foods
  • Head Space
  • Individually Quick Frozen Vegetables (IQF)
  • Gingered Cucumbers
  • Pickle Tips
  • Salt Facts

Issue No. 1

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  • Feature Food of the Month-- Blueberry Pie Filling
  • Jar Facts
  • Cool Tools

 


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