Food Preservation

Pickling Vegetables
It's asparagus season and asparagus is a perfect candidate for pickling!

This University of Idaho manual describes the equipment and ingredients needed for pickling, and how to pack jars, process vegetables, and store the pickled results. It includes 17 recipes, processing times for various altitudes, and a safety checklist.

Freezing Fruits & Vegetables
 An quick way to preserve

This Pacific Northwest Extension guide tells how to freeze fruits, vegetables, and juices, and how to refreeze frozen foods. Includes freezing fruit without sugar, with ascorbic acid, in syrup, and packed in sugar; and blanching vegetables. A chart lists freezing instructions for dozens of fruits and vegetables.

Apples are sold by the case at Kelley's Orchards in Weiser, ID

Drying Fruits & Vegetables
No refrigeration or canning required!

This Pacific Northwest Extension publication is written primarily for drying in an electric dehydrator, but also applies to oven drying as well. Sections cover selecting, preparing, and pretreating foods for drying as well as storing and using dried foods. A drying chart gives specific suggestions for drying dozens of different fruits and vegetables. Covers how to make fruit leathers and gives recipes using dried foods.