canning
Sealing for storage
Canning is the process of preserving food by sealing it in airtight containers and heating to destroy microorganisms: She spent the weekend canning tomatoes from the garden.
Home canning uses glass jars with metal lids; commercial canning uses tin-plated steel cans.
The term extends to any large-scale firing or dismissal: The new CEO started canning employees on day one.
Cooked fruit spread
- jellyFruit spread, no seeds
- picklesVegetables preserved in brine
- tomatoesRed fleshy fruits
- peachesFuzzy stone fruit
salsa · relish · chutney · beets · beans · corn · pears · carrots
Complete elimination of microbes
- pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
- shelf-lifePeriod before spoilage
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- botulismBacterial food poisoning
water-bath · headspace · seal · lid · processing · acidity · pH · spoilage
Removable container cover
- ringClosed curve shape
- bandGroup playing music together
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- funnelCone directing flow
rack · water-bath · ladle · stockpot · sealing · gasket · gauge
Post-summer cooling period
- gardenCultivated plant area
- tomatoesRed fleshy fruits
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
- bushelDry volume unit
orchard · yield · summer · bounty · produce · surplus · seasonal · gleaning
Independence from outside aid
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
- larderCool food storage room
- farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
- off-gridWithout utility connections
preparedness · stockpile · rural · frugality · tradition · grandmother · heritage · old-fashioned
jam
Cooked fruit spread
peaches · salsa · relish · chutney · beets · beans · corn · pears · carrots · applesauce
sterilization
Complete elimination of microbes
- pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
- shelf-lifePeriod before spoilage
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
botulism · water-bath · headspace · seal · lid · processing · acidity · pH · spoilage · bacteria
lid
Removable container cover
funnel · rack · water-bath · ladle · stockpot · sealing · gasket · gauge
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
bushel · orchard · yield · summer · bounty · produce · surplus · seasonal · gleaning · ripeness
self-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
off-grid · preparedness · stockpile · rural · frugality · tradition · grandmother · heritage · old-fashioned · DIY
- food productionfarming, cheese making, crops, wine production, livestock
- food processingfreezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization, fermentation
- farm traditionsbarn raising, barn dances, harvest festival, county fairs, farmers markets
- food managementmeal planning, food storage, inventory, portion control, food safety
- fruit industryorchards, groves, growers, harvesting, fruit farms
- rural Americanafarm, church, farmer, covered bridges, country stores
canningfreezing
Extremely cold
drying · dehydrating · freeze-drying · smoking · salting
canningfresh
Newly made, not stale
raw · unprocessed · farm-fresh · unpreserved · perishable
canninghiring
Giving someone work
employing · recruiting · onboarding · retaining · promoting
- home canningPreserving food in sealed jars
- canning jarSealable glass for preserving
- pressure canningHeat-sealing foods in jars
- shit canningDiscarding or dismissing harshly
- canning processMethod of preserving food
- canning lidsMetal discs sealing preserves
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