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Preserving recipes

Simple recipes for preserving, making food last longer and preparing supplies for power cuts.

Sweet-and-sour pickled cauliflower with red pepper
Fermenting & pickling

Sweet-and-sour pickled cauliflower with red pepper

Crunchy cauliflower, onion and red pepper in a sweet-and-sour spiced pickle, hot-packed and preserved in a boiling-water bath.

9 Servings 9 Jars
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Marinated Whole Mushrooms
Fermenting & pickling

Marinated Whole Mushrooms

Flavourful whole mushrooms in an oil-and-vinegar marinade, safely boiling-water canned using the tested NCHFP formula.

9 Jars
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Quick Fresh-Pack Dill Pickles
Fermenting & pickling

Quick Fresh-Pack Dill Pickles

Crisp dill pickles based on the tested NCHFP recipe: cucumbers are brined for 12 hours, then hot-packed with precisely acidified vinegar brine and processed in a boiling-water canner. Makes about 7 to 9 pint jars.

9 Jars
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Classic sauerkraut in a jar
Fermenting & pickling

Classic sauerkraut in a jar

A simple basic recipe for fermented white cabbage. Good as a side dish, a pantry supply and a base for quick meals.

16 Servings 4 Jars
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Fermented Dill Cucumbers
Fermenting & pickling

Fermented Dill Cucumbers

Crisp cucumbers in brine with dill and garlic. A classic ferment without vinegar.

16 Servings 4 Jars
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Fermented Carrots with Ginger
Fermenting & pickling

Fermented Carrots with Ginger

Mild, slightly spicy carrot sticks in brine. Good as a side dish, snack or addition to simple stored-food meals.

16 Servings 4 Jars
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Fermented red cabbage with apple
Fermenting & pickling

Fermented red cabbage with apple

A strong red cabbage ferment with a light apple note. Works well as a side dish for simple pantry meals.

16 Servings 4 Jars
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Quick Pickled Red Onions
Fermenting & pickling

Quick Pickled Red Onions

Red onions in a vinegar brine. Quick to make and good as a side dish with rice, beans, bread, meat or vegetables.

16 Servings 4 Jars
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Pickled Pepper and Carrot Mix
Fermenting & pickling

Pickled Pepper and Carrot Mix

A simple vegetable mix in vinegar brine. Good as a side dish, for cold platters or quick pantry meals.

16 Servings 4 Jars
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