VOICES The Science of Food Preservation: Crocked Cabbage, Jerked Beef, and Pickled Pigs’ Feet

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This kit brings together microbiology, chemistry, physics, sociology, politics, and history through various food preservation activities. Girls explore pH, osmosis, air pressure, microorganisms, heat, temperature, food additives, freezing, dehydration, fermentation, and other preservation-related topics. The contains some of the materials necessary for the activities such as PH paper, candy thermometer, timer, cylinders, handheld microscope, slide viewer, magnifying lens, can and bottle openers, burner kits, stock pots and plastic containers with lids (for a complete listing see below).

The Science of Food Preservation Program Kit contains the following items:

PH Paper, Candy Thermometer, Long Ring Timer, Cylinder, Dialysis Tubing, 6” Wire Cutters, Large Spoon, Handheld Microscope, Slide Viewer, Tongs, Loupe Hand 16x, Magnifying Lens, Calculator, Pencil, Straw, Can & Bottle Opener, Burner Kit, Rubber Bands, Stock Pot, Plastic Container with Lids