Food Preservations Quiz

Pickles are cucumbers soaked in vinegar, salt, and spices mixture.

• True

• False

Blueberry jams are best processed in a pressure canner.

• True

• False

Adding sugar to fruit before freezing helps to retain color and texture.

• True

• False

To know if the canned food is sealed properly, the center of the lid should stay down and not "pop" back up.

• True

• False

The boiling water bath method of processing canned foods is suitable for ____

• high acid foods

• low acid foods

What part of the canning jar can only be used once?

• jar

• screw band

• flat top

__are made from juice, sugar, and pectin.

• Jams

• Jellies

• Marmalades

• Preserves

What method of food preserving deprives microorganisms of moisture?

• canning

• pickling

• drying

• freezing

Which of the following is the best method for drying foods?

• sun

• oven

• microwave oven

• food dehydrator

Any jar that didn't seal can be safely reprocessed within 24 hours using a new flat top lid.

• True

• False