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    BECOME A MASTER FOOD PRESERVER

    Apr 12, 2019 3 minutes
    By Renee Pottle

    “Help! We canned several jars of chili a few weeks ago, and now they’re popping! There’s chili all over the pantry. Can it be salvaged?” The friends who sent me this email are experienced home canners. They didn’t want to lose all their hard work, but realized they had a problem — and a mess — on their hands. So why did they call me? Because I’m a Master Food Preserver.

    Master Food Preservers are volunteer citizen scientists who expand the reach of their local county extension offices. Building on the success of

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