Step into the world of traditional food preservation with The Art of Preservation! This course is designed to help you create wholesome, preservative-free foods using time-tested techniques that prioritize quality, flavor, and authenticity. From sterilizing jars to fermenting vegetables, making sugar-free jams, and pickling crisp produce, you’ll gain hands-on experience in essential preservation methods.
Whether you’re looking to enhance your self-sufficiency, reduce food waste, or simply enjoy healthier homemade foods, this course will provide you with the knowledge and confidence to get started. Join me on this journey back to basics and rediscover the joy of preserving food naturally—one jar at a time!
What you will learn in this course:
- Sterilizing Jars: Learn the essential preparation step for all preservation methods to ensure safety and quality.
- No-Sugar Applesauce (Apfelmus): Make applesauce using fresh apples, cooked and preserved naturally without added sugar.
- Pectin Preparation: Create a homemade natural thickener perfect for jams and marmalades.
- No-Sugar Pear-Raspberry Marmalade: A healthy marmalade combining pears, raspberries, and ginger, naturally sweetened for a wholesome treat.
- Vegetable Broth: Learn to preserve in two convenient ways—either as a liquid, stored in jars for long-term use, or frozen in ice cube trays for quick and easy access.
- Red Cabbage Fermentation: Explore the traditional method of fermenting red cabbage with salt to create a tangy, nutrient-rich side dish.
- Sauerkraut (Cabbage Fermentation): Master the classic recipe for fermented cabbage, enhanced with bay leaves and optional herbs.
- Pickling Vegetable Sticks: Learn to prepare tangy and crisp vegetable sticks like carrots, cucumbers, and peppers using vinegar brine.
- Preserving Fruits: Discover different ways to preserve fruits, both with and without sugar. Apricots can be preserved using sugar or plain hot water, while plums retain their natural flavors through sugar-free preservation.