SC - OOP - Wedding favor question

[Philippa Alderton]

Huette skrev:

>Wouldn't the very act of canning the apple juice be
>the equivalent of pasteurizing?
>I know that when I can, the fruit and juices inside
>are boiling in order for the lids to seal.

Well, yes, that was what I was meaning. Most folks think that pasteurization
is an esoteric process, but really all it is, is bringing the fluid up to
heat for a period of time so wild yeastie beasties and bacteria are killed,
thus not growing their own little farms inside your foods ;-) Just don't
tell your guests that the cider was home pasteurized- they might not realize
themselves that pasteurization (eww, it's a loonngg word) is that simple-
they might be thinking major commercial chemical processes here ;-)

Phlip

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Philippa Farrour
Caer Frig
Southeastern Ohio

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