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About Carol Schlitt
Expertise
I can answer questions on home food safety, sanitation, home food preservation and commercial food safety (HACCP).

Experience
I am an Extension educator, nutrition, wellness and food safety. I am a certified HACCP manager and a food safety instructor for the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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International Association for Food Protection, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (Certified CFCS), National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Society for Nutrition Education.

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BS - University of Illinois MS - Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

 
   

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Expert: Carol Schlitt - 11/14/2009

Question
when making Chow chow ,why is lots vinegar neccessary

Answer
Hi Bene Kyles,

Relishes such as Chow chow are a mixture of vegetables that have a pH above 4.6. Foods with a pH above 4.6 must be processed in a pressure canner to make them safe unless they "pickled" with vinegar to bring the pH down below 4.6.  Adding a sufficient amount of vinegar to foods pulls the pH down into a range that allows them to be safely preserved by using a hot water bath canner.  Without the vinegar it would be impossible to safely make relishes that would be safe to consume.

For research-based and tested relish recipes, I suggest you check out the following website: http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/relish.html

Carol

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