AY Honors/Food - Canning

Food - Canning

Skill Level

2

Year

1929

Version

13.05.2026

Approval authority

General Conference

Overview

Canning is a method of food preservation in which food is processed and sealed in an airtight container (jars like Mason jars, and steel and tin cans). Pathfinders can learn about preserving food for future use.

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

• North American Division
• General Conference

6. Demonstrate your canning skills by safely canning four of the five categories listed below:

a. One fruit juice using the boiling water bath or steam canning method. (Do NOT use the open kettle method)

b. Two types of fruit, using the boiling water bath or steam method.

• One using the hot pack method
• One using the raw pack/cold pack method

c. Two kinds of vegetables, using the pressure canning method.

• One using the hot pack method
• One using the raw pack/cold pack method

d. Make one jelly, jam, or marmalade using either commercial or natural pectin.

e. Pickle one item using a tested acidified pickling recipe and process it in a boiling water bath or steam canner.

6. Can the following items:

a. One fruit juice using the open kettle method

b. Two kinds of fruit using the boiling water bath method, one by hot packing and one by cold packing

c. Two kinds of vegetables using the pressure canning method, one by hot packing and one by cold packing

d. One jelly or jam