Todd County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation
2062.9) 0

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants reporting an increase in food preservation skills

2062.8) 0

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

2062.1) 39

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

2062.7) 0

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

2062.6) 0

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

2062.2) 2

Number of individuals who demonstrated safe handling and preparation and/or preservation of food

2062.4) 0

Number of pints of fruits, vegetables or fruit/vegetable products canned through water bath canning (e.g. pickles, jams, jellies, sauces)

2062.3) 9

Number of individuals who reported preparing more healthy home-cooked meals



Success Stories

Home Food Preservation - Salsa Class

Author: Jill Harris

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

People choose to can foods at home for many reasons: to preserve the harvest from their gardens or local farmers markets for year-round enjoyment; to gain more control over what is in their food by limiting or avoiding salt, sugar, or preservatives; to save money; to get better-tasting canned foods; to follow family traditions; or just for the sense of satisfaction that home canning provides. Home canning has changed over the last 200 years. Scientists have found ways to produce safer, higher qu

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Participants Increase Knowledge and Skills Related to Culinary Knife Skills

Author: Jill Harris

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

The knife is an important basic tool used in the kitchen. It is also one of the most  frequently used tools in the kitchen.  To help people improve their knowledge and skills related to using knives, the Todd County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences taught a hands-on class about parts of a knife; types of knives, materials used to construct them, as well as the importance of using correct, consistent cutting techniques. Participants then practiced handling a knife safe

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Ready, Set, Bake--Pies, Biscuits, and Scones

Author: Jill Harris

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Baking is an art as well as a science.  It is precise as well as intuitive.  The ingredients that go into baking are simple—flour, leavening agents, liquid, salt, and others.  When combined, these ingredients form something wonderfully complex and delicious.   Recipes are often passed down through generations; but the skill is not.  Because of recent the pandemic, more people have turned to baking.  Because of the interest, the FCS Agents from Todd and Trigg c

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