The State Home Food Preservation team hosts annual online "how to" webinars. All recordings are posted at https://fcs.osu.edu/programs/healthy-people/food-preservation/food-preservation-webinar-series Recorded topics include Jams and Jellies, Canning & Freezing Vegetables, Canning & Freezing Fruit, Pickles and Salsa and more.
LUCAS COUNTY INFORMATION: OSU Extension, Lucas County offers pressure canner gauge testing. Please contact Patrice Powers-Barker, FCS Educator for an appointment at powers-barker.1@osu.edu or 419-574-0983. Please email or call in advance to schedule a day and time.
OSU Extension Food Preservation Resources (2 page handout) - includes list of food preservation industry contacts for equipment, ingredients and other supplies. This handout is used at all OSU Extension Home Food Preservation classes in Lucas County.
The National Center for Home Food Preservation
- USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, revised 2015, purchase a copy here or download a free printable copy here
- So Easy to Preserve by Andress and Harrison, University of Georgia Extension Service, Sixth Edition, 2014 - to purchase the book
Fact Sheets: To find directions and recipes for canning, freezing or drying foods, visit OSU Extension's website ohioline.osu.edu and click on "FOOD". Here is a sample of Fact Sheets that you will find on ohioline.
Freezing
- What To Do When Your Freezer Stops, HYG-5357-15
- Freezer Storage, HYG-5402-15
- Freezing Cooked Foods, HYG-5308-15
- Freezing Fruits, HYG-5349-15
- Preserving Uncooked Jams and Jellies, HYG-5348-15
- Freezing Vegetables, HYG-5333-15
- Freezing Meat, Poultry and Game, HYG-5334-15
Canning
- Canning Basics, HYG-5338-15
- Basics for Canning Vegetables, HYG-5344-15
- Basics for Canning Fruit, HYG-5343-15
- Jams, Jellies and Other Fruit Spreads, HYG-5350-15
- Canning Tomatoes, HYG-5336-15
- Canning Tomato Products, HYG-5337-15
- Salsa: From Garden to Table, HYG-5339-15
- Canning Meat, Poultry and Game, HYG-5330-15
Drying