In descending order, by date published.
8/2/2023 (major revision)
Authors: Sandra Bastin, Debbie Clouthier
Your resume may get you the interview, but your personal skills will get you the job. One set of personal skills is table manners or etiquette. Etiquette is simply a set of rules to add enjoyment to any meal or social occasion. Table manners play a vital role in making a favorable impression on those around you.
Departments: Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences
Series: FCS: Cultural and Miscellaneous (FCS1 series)
Size: 3.72 mb
Pages: 4
4/11/2019 (minor revision)
Authors: Sandra Bastin, Debbie Clouthier
The home canning of pickles, relishes, and fermented foods allows you to enjoy the bounty of your summer garden or local farmers market year-round. It may also save you money and give you some control over what's in your food. To ensure safe, high-quality home-canned products, always follow research-based recommendations when canning.
Departments: Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences
Series: FCS: Food and Nutrition (FCS3 series)
Size: 484 kb
Pages: 23
3/30/2017 (major revision)
Authors: Sandra Bastin, Debbie Clouthier, Annhall Norris
Drying food at home has several advantages. It can help you save money, gain control over what's in your food, and preserve the bounty of summer gardens and orchards for your family's year-round enjoyment.
Departments: Family and Consumer Sciences, HES Nutrition and Food Science
Series: FCS: Food and Nutrition (FCS3 series)
Size: 375 kb
Pages: 16
1/23/2017 (reviewed)
Authors: Sandra Bastin, Debbie Clouthier
Home canning jams, jellies, and other soft spreads is fun and satisfying. Soft spreads all contain four main ingredients (fruit, sugar, pectin, and acid), and they differ only in their consistency. The formation of a gel depends on the right amount of each of the main ingredients. If you understand the science of gelling, all your soft spreads will be a success.
Departments: Family and Consumer Sciences, HES Nutrition and Food Science
Series: FCS: Food and Nutrition (FCS3 series)
Size: 524 kb
Pages: 12
1/23/2017 (reviewed)
Authors: Sandra Bastin, Debbie Clouthier
Salsas are usually mixtures of high acid foods, such as tomatoes and/or fruit, with low acid foods, such as onions and peppers. With the addition of lemon juice, citric acid, or vinegar in the right proportion, salsa becomes a high acid food and can be safely processed in a boiling water canner. However, only research-based recipes should be used. The recipes included in this publication are research-based for safe home canning.
Departments: Family and Consumer Sciences, HES Nutrition and Food Science
Series: FCS: Food and Nutrition (FCS3 series)
Size: 508 kb
Pages: 11
1/23/2017 (reviewed)
Authors: Sandra Bastin, Debbie Clouthier
To ensure safe, high quality home-canned products, always follow research-based recipes when canning. Safe, tested recipes for home-canned soups and stews are based on laboratory measurements of pH and heat penetration into the jars during processing, which are specific to the recipe being tested.
Departments: Family and Consumer Sciences, HES Nutrition and Food Science
Series: FCS: Food and Nutrition (FCS3 series)
Size: 455 kb
Pages: 14
1/23/2017 (reviewed)
Authors: Sandra Bastin, Debbie Clouthier
For safe home canning, it's important to know your altitude (or elevation), since altitude affects processing times and pressures. If you live at an altitude greater than 1,000 feet, you may need to adjust processing times or pressures to ensure the safety of your home-canned foods.
Departments: Family and Consumer Sciences, HES Nutrition and Food Science
Series: FCS: Food and Nutrition (FCS3 series)
Size: 336 kb
Pages: 2
