by Catherine Haug
Fran provided a copy of her script, which I copy here, inserting notes from the discussion where appropriate. For a printable copy, see: Gathering Summary: Putting Food By, by Fran Wade.
Putting Food By, by Fran Wade
Putting Food By is a term for preserving food without refrigeration. Nothing new, our grandparents, or great-grand parents, for some of you younger people, lived this way, very well. We wouldn’t be here if they hadn’t.
Tonight we will cover:
- preserving fruits and vegetables through drying,
- meats through cures, brining, drying and smoking, and
- a bit on more conventional canning with hot water bath and pressure canner, pickles & relishes, and jam making.