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‘HOMEMADE - ANTIPASTO. snould be treated like atoaded gun, warns food columnist Kasey
Wilson. When items like tuna, olives, mushrooms or oil are added to pickled vegetables the pos-

sibility of botulism rises. However, using a boiling water canner can solve this problem.

- CAUTION: THE homemade
. antipasto from your favorite |

neighbor should be handled

“ tike'a loaded gun. In fact,

you should treat all gifts of
homemade antipasto as if

. they are contaminated.

“Unfortunately, antipasto cannot
be canned safely at home,” warns .,
Tara Fainstein, food technologist

_ with Bernadin, a manufacturer of
. home-canning equipment.

Consumers think that because
they’re adding previously canned

‘foods such as tuna, olives and

anchovies to a pickled vegetable

‘+ mixturé they should be able to
~: Safely home can antipasto like they

do pickles. ‘- .
“Not $0,” says Fainstein. “The | :

~ problem is the level of acidity in
- homemade antipasto.” ”

Only high-acid foods may be

safely home canned using a boiling

water canner. Pickled vegetables
are high acid foods, However,
when tuna, olives, mushrooms or
oil are added to pickled vegetables

: the acidity level is lowered creating ©

the possibility of bowlism.
. C. Botulism spores naturally

"-occur in all products grown in the
soil. When vegetables are placed in’
‘a high acid pickling solution and

processed in a boiling water can-
ner, these spores cannot activate so

.. the vegetable pickles are quite safe.
. When the acidity level of a pickling ..
‘is lowered by adding low acid

- ingredients, special processing

_ AMaseY
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techniques must be used to prevent
C. Botulism spores from becoming
active and producing the botulism
toxin. The process for commercial-
ly canned antipasto cannot be
reproduced in the home.
“However, there is a viable, safe
and delicious alternutive for home
canner,” according to Fainstein. |
She.suggests antipasto lovers

make the pickled vegetables in the
‘recipe below and then combine
them with the antipasto recipe
below prior to serving.

Jardiniere

A tangy pickled vegetable com:

bination with many tasty uses.

2 c. small florets cauliflower

14 c. smati white onions

3 stalks celery, sliced

2 carrots, cut into 14 inch julienne
strips .

Ismail zucchini, sliced

2 large red peppers, cut into strips
I large yellow pepper, cut into
strips _'

1 large green pepper, cut into
strips

4c. white vinegar,

2c. water

2c. sugar

1 Tbsp. pickling salt

3 bay leaves”

6 whole peppercorns

. 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

Fiil boiling water canner “with
water,
Place 5 clean pint mason jars in
canner over high heat,
. Prepare vegetables as directed.
In a large stainless steel

- saucepan, combine vinegar, water,

sugar and pickling salt; bring to a
boil.

Tie bay leaves, peppercorns and
garlic in a large square of cheese-
cloth, creating a spice bag: add to
liquid: boil 5 minutes.

Add cauliflower, onions, celery, ,

‘carrots and zucchini: return to a...

boil. .

Remove from heat and add Pep...
pers.
Discard spice bag.

. Place lids in boiling water; boil
5 minutes to soften sealing com-

' pound.

Ladle vegetables into a hot jar
to within 4 inch of top rim.

Add hot liquid to cover vegeta-
bles to within 4 inch of top rim
(headspace). :

’ Remove air bubbles by sliding

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OENOPHILES WILL be Galiano
Islind-bound en masse on Saturday,
Aug. 12 to take in the sights und
sounds of the:annual Galiano Wine

Festival. >

This: year’s festival will feature

“58 different wines to sample,
‘including vintages from Washington
State, California, New Zealand,

Australia, South Africa, France,
Spain, Haly and Portugal.
And, of course, a large selection

“of B.C. wines will also be part of the

taste-testing.
The’ Festival, sponsored by the

Galiano Health Care Society, takes"
place on Aug. 12 from 4 to7 pam? at:
the Galiano Activity Centre, located:
a half-mile north of the ferry: dock:
on Sturdies Bay Road.. The $2
admission fee includes’ a souvenir.
Festival wine glass and finger foods
will also be provided. Call Donat’
604-539-2239 to order your tickets

The Tsawwassen ferry leaves for
Sturdies Bay at 9 > a.m., with‘ the
return trip leaving. Galiano at’ 6:1
pm.

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