This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the
straw badge in
Food Prep and Preservation
For this badge bit, you will
water bath can three different types of food (one gallon each)!
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Green Tomato Salsa Recipe for Water Bath Canning
(source: Pinterest.com)
Minimum requirements for this BB:
- Water bath can three different types of food
- Atmospheric steam canning is also acceptable (not pressure canning)
- At least one gallon per type of food
- Types of food:
- Salsa
- Pickles (not limited to cucumbers)
- Sauces (
tomato,
apple, etc)
- Whole fruits (no sugar, water and/or
fruit juice is ok)
- Relish
- Syrup (elderberry, etc)
- Juice
- Juice concentrate
- Jams/jellies
- Boiled down a lot more than normal so as to avoid the need for quite so much added sugar
To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide proof of the following as pictures or
video (<2 mins):
- preparing each type of food to be stored in the jars
- putting each type of food in a water bath
- at least one gallon of each type of food (at least 3 types of food) in sealed jars