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In This Issue…
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Preserve Mother Nature’s Bounty For Savory Meals All Year Long
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You Don't Have to Surrender to Lung Disease
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Good Caffeine? You Bet!
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Dear Reader,
Let’s face it. Few things in life taste better than fresh summer
vegetables. Those delicious meals of summer vegetables from your garden
or your local farmers’ market don’t have to end in August. They can be
available to you all year long. All you have to do is learn some basic
preservation methods for canning, freezing and drying vegetables and
herbs. Won’t it be wonderful to have those juicy July tomatoes as an
ingredient in your chili on some cold, blustery winter day?
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Canning summer vegetables involves a process of blanching, peeling, and
cold-packing them into Mason jars. The jars and then covered with a
wet, heated lid. The jars should then be placed in a boiling water bath
for 15 to 20 minutes. The pot for this bath must be large enough that
the jars and lids are covered with boiling water. The heat from the
water bath forces the air out of the jar, sealing it once it cools.
Since bacteria cannot enter a sealed jar, the food can be preserved for
a number of years. After the water bath you should carefully remove
the jars and place them on a dish-towel covered surface where they can
cool gradually.
Freezing is another simple and convenient way to preserve food for
several months. It slows food deterioration and stops the growth of
bacteria. Preparing vegetables for freezing involves blanching.
Blanching is a technique used to keep vegetables crisp and tender by
scalding them in a quick boil and then submerging them in an ice bath
for cooling. Package blanched vegetables in freezer bags or containers
and freeze thoroughly for storage. Food expands as it freezes so do not
overfill containers.
Drying is the best preservation method for herbs. Dried herbs should be
stored in airtight containers such as small canning jars. The herbs
will retain more of their original flavor if you store the leaves whole
and crush them when you are ready to use them. Be sure to label and
date your containers. Store containers in a cool, dry place away from
sunlight. Dried herbs are best used within a year. Bear in mind that as
your herbs lose their color, they are also losing their flavor.
Whether you are freezing, canning or drying you should start out with
the freshest vegetables available, preferably ones that are picked on
the same day you preserve them. After all, the fresher they are when
your preserve them the better they will taste when you enjoy them in
the cooler months to come. Preserved vegetables and herbs also make
great gifts so prepare some extra helpings and spread the delicious joy
around next winter.
Yours in good health,
Sheila McCormick
Editor, IVL Health Watch
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You Don't Have to Surrender to Lung Disease
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Good Caffeine? You Bet!
Green tea is unique: it's made from pure, unfermented leaves that are
harvested at their peak perfection and then stabilized through exposure
to both humid and dry heat — giving green tea the highest concentration
of polyphenols and locking in the tannins.
Tannins ensure that caffeine is taken to the brain in only small
amounts so it can be easily used. This helps green tea drinkers improve
their vitality and stamina without the up-and-down effect of black tea.
Tannins inhibit the oxidation of your body's DNA material, a leading cause of cell destruction and mutation.
Green tea tannins help clear urinary tract infections, stimulate
digestion, reduce unwanted body fat, increase hair growth and support
saliva secretion to keep teeth free of plaque.
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