Safely Preserving Chile Harvest for the Year

By New Mexico Living on August 27, 2018

Cindy Davis, Program director with the Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension at NMSU gives advice on how to properly preserve this year’s chile harvest for the year.

Freezing chili, food safety tricks
Drying red and green chili, is it safe and how long does it last.
Pressure canning chili, things to know about canning green chili.

Tip Sheets and Suggestions for Home Food Preservation done safely. For specific questions, please contact your local extension agent with food science or home economics, in Bernalillo County contact 243-1386 or email: bernalillo@nmsu.edu

Guide E-307: Home Canning Vegetables

Guide E-319: Home Canning Fruits

Guide E-320: Freezing Vegetable

Guide E-321: Freezing Fruit Basics

Guide E-314: Making Jams, Jelly, Sweet Spreads at Home

Guide E-316: Home Canned Fruit Pie Fillings

Guide E-318: Fermenting and Pickling at Home

Guide E-322: Drying and Dehyrdating

Guide E-118: Storing Food Safely.

Storing Conditions for Produce in Root Cellars