FOOD PRESERVATION INDUSTRY CONTACTS

I thought it would be helpful to share the latest information we received on Food Preservation Industry Contacts. Locally, canning supplies are showing up in supermarkets, WalMart, K-mart, Farm and Fleet and Hardware stores.

PRESSURE CANNERS

There are three manufacturers of pressure canners in the U.S. They make the Presto, Mirro and All-American pressure canners. There is no source for other, older brands of home canner.

Presto: 1-920-682-8627 www.gopresto.com

National Presto Industries, Inc.

Eau Claire, WI

All-American: 1-920-682-8627 www.wafco.com

Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry

Consumer Products Division

Mirro: 1-800-527-7727 www.mirro.com

WearEver

Lancaster, OH

INGREDIENTS AND OTHER SUPPLIES

Jarden Home Brands: 1-800-240-3340 www.homecanning.com

Ball®, Kerr®, Golden Harvest® jars and lids

Ball® pectins, Pickle Crisp™, Fruit-Fresh® Produce Protector

Salsa, pickle seasoning mixes

Bubble spatulas (freers), lid wands, jar funnel, jar lifters

Kraft Foods: 1-800-323-0768 www.surejell.com

Pectin hotline: 1-800-437-3284

SureJell®, Certo®, MCP® pectins

Jam/jelly recipes

Mrs. Wages: 1-800-647-8170 www.mrswages.com

(Precision Foods)

Pectins, pickling lime, citric acid, fresh fruit preserver

Pickling and tomato sauce seasoning mixes

Heinz: 1-800-255-5750 www.heinz.com

Vinegar

Pickling recipes

Reynolds Consumer Products www.reynoldskitchens.com

Freezer foil and freezer paper, bags, etc.

Website has freezer packaging directions and illustrations

Ziploc® and Saran™: 1-800-428-4795 www.ziploc.com

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. www.saranbrands.com

Food freezer and storage bags; containers

Plastic freezer wrap

Glad®: 1-800-835-4523 tst.glad.com

The Glad Products Company

Food freezer and storage bags; Gladware® containers