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A canner used to cook, sterilize and preserve high acid foods that are to be canned for future use. The steam canner consists of a water pan, a jar rack and a dome steam cover.

The process of heating liquid to the temperature at which it will begin to transform into a gaseous state, which is 212ºF or 100ºC when water is boiled at sea level.

A meat product traditionally produced from a cut of pork that is taken from the side (belly) or back of the hog.

A cooking utensil that creates pressurized steam to cook foods. A traditional pressure cooker consists of a steel pot with an aluminum base, a locking lid containing an airtight seal, and a removable safety valve (on older models) that attaches to the lid or a built-in value with easy to read pressure markings (newer models).

The eggs or roe of selected varieties of fish that are processed and salt cured to provide a spreadable food that is considered an elegant delicacy.

The mushroom is just one of a very large, diverse group of organisms called fungi. It is similar to a plant but lacks chlorophyll, so it cannot produce its own food through photosynthesis.