Food Preservation
Lesson
Watch this video to learn more about the history of food preservation and canning. Canning is a method of preserving food in which the food contents are processed and sealed in an airtight container.
Food Preservation: History of Canning
Learning Objectives
Learning how to preserve food and pickle in your home economics course is important as it allows you to reduce food waste and extend the shelf life of your favorite produce.
These skills also help you create unique and flavorful dishes while developing an appreciation for food preservation methods.
Project Description
Watch the video below to learn how to pickle a vegetable and what is the process of pickling and jarring.
These are methods of food preservation used throughout history until today as well.
What Are Pickles? | The Science of Food!
You can choose many vegetables to pickle, either cucumber, carrots, onions, asparagus, or radish. Choose one of those vegetables and with the help of your parents or teacher pickle them in a mason jar according to the recipe in the video.