food safety
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underbaked cakes and too sweet cakes
can day old underbaked angelfood cake be saved
Queens County NY Posted about 1 month ago
Is maple syrup mold harmful?
I’ve heard that the mold that sometimes grows on the surface of maple syrup isn’t harmful, and that one can simply pour the syrup through a coffee filter to remove it. Other people say that you should throw out the syrup and buy a fresh bottle. Which is right, and if filtering works are there any other steps one should take to slow the reappearance of mold? Would heating the syrup to a certain temperature help? Should we store our syrup in the refrigerator?
Baltimore County MD Posted 2 months ago
Cowboy candy
Can I use stevia for sugar in canning cowboy candy jalapenos. I eat keto and I just love cowboy candy. It calls for 6 cups of sugar. If it would work would you be able to tell me how much stevia to use? Thank you so very much Yvonne
Mercer County OH food preparation Posted 3 months ago
Refrigerate Cream Cheese Cookies?
I made cream cream cheese cookies, it has a graham cracker crust like cookie with a dimple in it and then filled with a filling containing cream chees, egg yoke, vanilla, and sugar and then baked. The only information I could that seemed relevant was in regards to a recipe where the cream cheese was in the cookie itself, not in a almost gelatin like filling. I'm not sure if these need to be refrigerated. I would like to ship some to a relative but I'm not if that's a good idea.
Cass County MO Posted 5 months ago
Home canned meat
How long will home canned meats last in the pantry
Maricopa County AZ Posted 5 months ago
Bugs in flour
Used flour in pantry to bake cookies, when we got to the bottom of the container of flour it was full of small bugs. Are the cookies that we baked edible?
Erie County New York Posted 6 months ago
Cooking a turkey at high altitude in a electric roaster oven
How long would I cook and a 19 pounds turkey in a roaster oven when I live at 7500 feet elevation
Fremont County Colorado Posted 6 months ago
Ran out of water
I canned my tuna outside today. Forgot to add water for the new batch. When I open lid, there was a small brown puddle left. Water still in cans. No cracks or broken glass. Just an Amber discoloration. Lids are sealed. Thinking they got well done but still ok to eat, what do you think?
Humboldt County California Posted 7 months ago
No lemon juice in canned tomatoes
My mother helped me can a bunch of fresh tomatoes. We used a water bath for 40 min in pint jars. I read afterward that we were supposed to use lemon juice. My mom says she never has. I’m nervous. Should I toss? They have been stored in my pantry for a month now.
Santa Barbara County California Posted 7 months ago
Can I safely make apple sauce out of apples that have damage from coddling moth worms?
Can I safely make apple sauce out of apples that have damage from coddling moth or other apple worms? I wash the apples and only use the undamaged portions of the apples. I'm concerned about possible Patulin contamination.
Gallatin County Montana Posted 7 months ago