2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation | ||
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2062.3) | 4 |
Number of individuals who reported preparing more healthy home-cooked meals |
2062.4) | 0 |
Number of pints of fruits, vegetables or fruit/vegetable products canned through water bath canning (e.g. pickles, jams, jellies, sauces) |
2062.2) | 5 |
Number of individuals who demonstrated safe handling and preparation and/or preservation of food |
2062.1) | 16 |
Number of individuals who reported improved knowledge, opinions, skills, or aspirations regarding the safe storage, handling, preparation and/or preservation of food |
2062.5) | 0 |
Number of pints of vegetables, soups, meats, or other value-added products canned through pressure canning |
2062.6) | 0 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen |
2062.7) | 0 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried |
2062.8) | 14 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants |
2062.9) | 14 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants reporting an increase in food preservation skills |
Author: Katherine Alexander
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
Daviess County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent offered a Basics of Canning workshop to four individuals who have never canned. One-hundred percent of the participants identified research-based methods of home food preservation as a result of the program. Following a pretest and the program, one-hundred percent of the participants could differentiate between high and low acid foods on the post-test. One-hundred percent identified signs of unsealed jars and signs of spoilage in home c