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HOW TO PRESERVE FRUIT

Seasonal fresh fruit can be preserved and enjoyed all year long. Before preparing, consider what you will use your jars for – slices/diced fruit for yoghurt, halves or slices for baking items, etc.
  
Decide flavour.
Choose fruit and flavour (if adding extra flavours). Try lemon zest, whole or ground spices, liqueurs and flavoured juices.
   
Prepare fruit.
Wash fruit, discarding blemished/damaged areas. Prepare according to recipe. Some fruits will be bottled with skins left on; others will have skins removed during preparation stage. Leave whole, halve, slice or dice as desired.
TIP: Simmer peels separately to extract juice for another use.
 
Prepare hot liquid: water, juice or syrup.
 
Heat jars.
Boil jars for 10 minutes before filling fruit to ½ inch from the top. Remove bubbles and seal. Submerge filled, sealed jars in boiling water and boil according to recipe.  Cool overnight then label before storing in a cool, dark and dry place for 12 months or more.
Acknowledgement 
Kaya Wanjoo. Food Preserving kaditj kalyakoorl moondang-ak kaaradj midi boodjar-ak nyininy, yakka wer waabiny, Noongar moort. Ngala kaditj baalap kalyakoorl nidja boodjar wer kep kaaradjiny, baalap moorditj nidja yaakiny-ak wer moorditj moort wer kaditj Birdiya wer yeyi.
Hello and Welcome. Food Preserving acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and play, the Nyoongar people. We recognise their connection to the land and local waterways, their resilience and commitment to community and pay our respect to Elders past and present.
 
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