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Canning Fruits Safely

Canning Fruits Safely Resources for Today Canning Fruits Safely (B0430) www.foodsafety.wisc.edu How Do I…..Can Fruits and Fruit Products (NCHFP) www.uga.edu/nchfp/ Preparation Boiling water canner (usually) Jars: pints, quarts, half-gallons (fruit juice only!) 2-piece lids Fruit

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Canning Fruits Safely

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  1. Canning Fruits Safely

  2. Resources for Today • Canning Fruits Safely (B0430) www.foodsafety.wisc.edu • How Do I…..Can Fruits and Fruit Products (NCHFP)www.uga.edu/nchfp/

  3. Preparation • Boiling water canner (usually) • Jars: pints, quarts, half-gallons (fruit juice only!) • 2-piece lids • Fruit

  4. Harvest Fresh Fruit • Select fresh, firm and undamaged fruit • Hasten ripening of under-ripe fruits by storing in a paper bag with an apple • Over-ripe fruit may float on canning

  5. Preparing Fruit • Wash fruit before processing • Use anti-oxidants to prevent browning of light-colored fruit: • ascorbic acid (Vit C) 1500 mg/quart • lemon juice or citric acid will work, but not as well (3 Tbl/qt)

  6. Sweetening Fruit • Sugar syrups help preserve color and flavor • Juice syrups can also be used • Canning in water – a poor option • Artificial sweeteners can be acceptable

  7. Packing Fruit into Jars • RAW pack: Fruit tightly packed into clean, hot jars • Cover with boiling hot syrup to achieve proper headspace • HOT pack: Fruit heated in syrup or juice, then packed loosely into clean, hot jars • Add cooking liquid to achieve proper headspace

  8. Boiling Water or Pressure Processing Apple Slices Boiling water: Heat sliced, prepared apples in syrup, juice or water. Boil for 5 min. Pack hot apple slices into clean, hot jars and cover with boiling cooking liquid, leaving ½ inch headspace. Process pints or quarts: 25 minutes Pressure canning: Heat sliced, prepared apples in syrup, juice or water. Boil for 5 minutes. Hot pack into clean, hot jars and cover with boiling cooking liquid, leaving ½ inch headspace. Process pints or quarts: 10 min at 6 psi (dial) 10 min at 10 psi (weight)

  9. Canning Fruit Syrups Select 6-1/2 cups of fresh or frozen fruit. Sort and wash; crush. Heat to boiling and simmer until soft – 5-10 minutes. Strain. Combine juice with sugar and boil, simmer 1 minute, adding fresh fruit, if desired. Fill clean, hot half-pint or pint jars, leaving ½ inch headspace. Process 15 minutes. Yum!

  10. Canning Fruit Pie Filling • Select ripe, juicy fresh fruit; or unsweetened frozen fruit • Use Clearjel for a successful product • Clearjel is a modified food starch • Use bottled lemon juice to ensure a quality product

  11. Fruit Butters • Try apple, peach, or pear butter for a tasty treat • Pumpkin butters should not be canned at home • A crock-pot or roaster can be an easy way to prepare fruit butters for canning

  12. Common Questions • Omitting sugar – using artificial sweeteners • Using cornstarch in pie fillings • Signs of spoilage • Floating fruit

  13. Question time??

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