Food Preservation
Across
- 1. Immersing food in an acidic medium or via fermentation in a salty brine
- 4. The action of preserving something.
- 6. Submerging sealed jars in boiling water to kill bacteria, mold, and yeast.
- 8. Raw, unheated food is packed directly into jars and then covered with boiling liquid
- 9. Adding sugar to foods to preserve the food.
- 10. Lowering a foods tempurature to freeze and preserve food
Down
- 1. Using a specialized, sealed pot to reach temperatures of 240F or higher
- 2. Cooked or partially cooked food is packed while hot into jars
- 3. Briefly boiling or steaming foods before preserving
- 5. Removing moisture needed by bacteria, yeast, and mold to grow
- 7. The empty space between the top of the food and inside of the jar lid