Recommended Resources:  Food Preservation  - Wilson County

1)   NC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION - WILSON COUNTY CENTER
          Candace Murray, MS,  Extension Agent
          Family & Consumer Educator:  Foods & Nutrition, Food Safety, Food Preservation
          Agricultural Center, 1806 Goldsboro Street, SW, Wilson, NC 27893
          Phone: 252-237-0112 (Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)
          Website: http://wilson.ces.ncsu.edu
          Email: candace_murray@ncsu.edu
          For questions abut canning and freezing.  Dial gauge canner testing.

2)  JARDEN HOME BRANDS CONSUMER CALL CENTER
         TOLL-FREE NUMBER: 1-800-240-3340 (Press #4)
          8:30 am - 4:30 pm (EST) Monday through Friday, except holidays
          For product assistance, recipes and ordering information.
          Jarden Home Brands (Parent company of Ball and Kerr)
          345 South High Street #201
          P.O. Box 2729
          Muncie, Indiana 47305

3)   JARDEN HOME BRANDS Website: www.jardenhomebrands.com

4)   HOME CANNING-PURE AND SIMPLE Website: www.homecanning.com or                  
          www.freshpreserving.com

5)   KRAFT FOODS,INC. (Sure Jell and Certo Website): www.kraftfoods.com/surejell/or
          www.surejell.com (FAQ's on jams and jellies, pectins and recipes.  Also includes
          information on using Splenda to make jams and jellies.)

6)   MRS. WAGES Website: www.mrswages.com (Home canning information, pickling
          ingredients, pectins and other home canning supplies.)

7)   NATIONAL CENTER FOR HOME FOOD PRESERVATION: www.uga.edu/nchfp
          (Wealth of home canning resources.  Also includes information about a free online
          self-study program titled, Preserving Food at Home: A Self Study.)

8)   THE BALL BLUE BOOK OF PRESERVING
        Excellent resource giving helpful hints and step-by-step canning techniques.  Soft
          cover.  The guidelines in the Ball Blue Book are based on current USDA home
          canning recommendations.  Be sure you have the most recent edition.  Available
          locally or it may be ordered on the Home Canning: Pure and Simple website
          listed above in #4.

9)   KITCHEN KRAFTS
          Kitchen Krafts, Inc. is a direct merchant of hard-to-find cooking tools, ingredients and
          supplies for creative cooking.  Their product range encompasses the following
          categories: cake decorating, home baking, candymaking and home canning supplies.
             Kitchen Krafts - PO Box 442 - Waukon, Iowa 52172-0442
             1-800-776-0575   Consumer Service: 1-800-298-5389 (8am to 4pm CST)
             Website: www.KitchenKrafts.com

10)   CANNING AND PRESERVING WITHOUT SUGAR, 4th EDITION
            by Norma MacRae, RD
            The Globe Pequot Press
        Great resource for those interested in preseving foods without sugar.

11)    SO EASY TO PRESERVE, 5th EDITION
           by the Cooperative Extension at the university of Georgia
           a 320+ page book covering home canning, freezing, drying and pickling of foods,
           and jams and jellies.  Orders must go through the University of Georgia Business
           office.  For ordering information, contact the Agriculture Business Office, 215 Conner
           Hall, Cooperative Extension Service, The University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
           30602-7506.  706-542-8575.  Or  visit their website at: www.uga.edu/nchfp/
           publications/publications_uga.html or www.usga.edu/setp   Also available is
          the So Easy to Preserve DVD.

12)   USDA COMPLETE GUIDE TO HOME CANNING
          A wonderful reference for first-time and experienced home canners.  The first part
          of the guide explains the scientific principles on which canning techniques are
          based, discusses canning equipment and describes the proper use of jars and lids.
          The guide also describes basic canning ingredients and procedures.  The second
          part is a series of canning guides for specific foods.  Other canning resources that you
          should be based on the most recent revisions of the USDA Complete Guide to
          Home Canning.
          Available at: http://www.usga.edu/nchfp/publications/publications_usda.html  The
          complete guide is lengthy to print from the internet but there is a paperback book
          titled, USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning and Preserving (Second Revised
          Edition) which includes the information.

13)   HOW TO DRY FOODS
                By Deanna Delong
                HP Books: The Berkley Publishing Group
       Excellent resource for information about drying (dehydrating) foods.  Gives step-by-step
       directions for drying fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats and fish.

14)   STORES IN THE AREA THAT MAY SELL CANNING SUPPLIES
          The stores listed below carry a vareity of canning supplies.  Before you drive long
          distances, call the store first to see if they have what you need.  Canning jars can be found
          at many local grocery stores, too.  Supplies of the jars are generally better at the beginning
          of the summer.  Some stores do not restock during the season and so by the end of
          the summer the jars are harder to find.  Pressure canners and water bath canners may
          be found at some of the stores listed below, or possibly at area department stores
          (Sears, Belks) in the kitchenware department or at specialty kitchenware stores.

       *Monroe Hardware Company: 1509 Walkup Avenue, Monroe, NC  704-289-9491
       *Ace Hardware of Waxhaw: 3927 Providence Road South, Waxhaw, NC  704-843-4760
       *Renfrow Hardware: 188 North Main Street, Matthews, NC  704-847-4088
       *Walmart, Target, K-Mart
       *Big Lots, Bed, Bath and Beyond: Linens N Things