***This Badge Bit is no longer valid, please ignore***
This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Food Prep and Preservation
For this badge bit, you will be preserving food by canning it using the
Pressure Canning method. (CAUTION!
Hot water is hot! Things under pressure can explode!)
To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
You must use a pressure canner to seal the jarsYou must preserve the amount of food equivalent to 1 quart (ie: 1 quart jar or 4 half pint jars)
To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide:
A before photo of all of your equipment and ingredientsYour recipe of choiceA photo of you filling the jars to the proper 'head' heightA photo of the jars in the pressure cannerA photo of your finished product! (Including a photo of the sealed lid and appropriate label)
Or make a
video showing the above (less than 2 minutes duration).