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  • The pH Pantry: Guide to Common Fruits and Vegetables in Cottage Food Making

    Understanding pH is crucial for anyone involved in the cottage food industry, but it can be confusing to beginners. Learn the importance of ...
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    Alabama Cottage Food Law Course

    The Alabama Cooperative Extension System's Food Safety and Quality team now offers an online and in-person course for the Alabama Cottage Fo...
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    Alabama Cottage Food Law: Food Safety

    Food safety should be your first consideration when preparing food for your family or customers. Before you start food preparations, conside...
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    Alabama Cottage Food Law: Basic Rules and Regulations

    The Alabama Cottage Food Law went into effect in 2014 and was revised in 2021. The law states that individuals can produce certain nonhazard...
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  • Jars of homemade salsa with peppers

    Alabama Cottage Food Law: Acid and Acidified Products

    Preserved fruits and vegetables may be allowed under Alabama’s Cottage Food Law if they have a finished equilibrium pH below 4.2. Examples...
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  • Fermented vegetables. Homemade marinated cabbage with carrot and cucumbers, sauerkraut sour in glass jars. Preserved canned vegetables, superfoods and vegetarian food.

    Alabama Cottage Food Law: Fermentation

    The Alabama Cottage Food Law went into effect in 2014 and was revised in 2021. The law states that individuals can produce certain nonhazard...
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  • Blackberry jam in a glass jar by the window.

    Alabama Cottage Food Law: Making Jams & Jellies

    The Alabama Cottage Food Law, which went into effect in 2014 and was revised in 2021, provides rules and regulations for foods prepared by c...
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