subject: Home-based Business: Preserves And Pickles [print this page] Food products are a good source of home-made business. For lovers of fruits and vegetables, you can prepare preserves and pickles to satiate their palate. Radish, cucumber, papaya, olives, celery, broccoli, green mangoes, and tomatoes are just few of the farmer's produce that you can process into preserves and pickles.
To venture into this business, you have to ensure that you have ample supply of fruits and vegetables, as well as other ingredients and tools necessary to finish the product. You can either grow your own produce or contact a reliable and regular supplier.
If you choose to have vegetable pickles, you can grow them on your own. Some home-based business owners have their own source for making their products. Tomatoes, cucumber, carrots and radish can be grown in your backyard garden or small farm land, if you have one.
Besides having a regular supply of fruits and vegetables, you should also be familiar with the various types of processes used in making pickles and preserves. Know the agent used in making the pickles and preserves.
Some of the ingredients used may include, sugar or sugar syrup, honey, pectin, vinegar or water. Fruit preserves may use honey, sugar or pectin soaked in a jar. Pickles are vegetables subjected to brining. The fermentation process is very important as the pickle's taste can be affected with the content of salt solution used.
The vegetables are also marinated and stored in vinegar or in other solutions that are capable of reaching a pH level of less than 4.6, to kill the necro-bacteria. Pickles are becoming popular as nutritious. The bacteria in pickles can produce Vitamin B to improve the pickle's taste.
Glass jars are the ideal containers for fruit preserves and vegetable pickles. Ensure that you have enough supply for continued business. Also, some States may require you to secure necessary permits and follow policies and standards for safe health.
If you think it is not yet practical for you to spend much to certify your kitchen, you can use the commercial kitchen such as the restaurants, coffee shops, bakeshops and even ice cream parlor. You can rent, for certain period their kitchen so you can make the necessary preparations for your home-based business.
There may be difference to preparations according to the method used in preserving or making pickles. However, when it comes to packing, both processes require standard requirements such as not filling the jar with solution up to the lid.
The ideal head space is between one-fourth and one-half inch depending on the recipe. You can check on the websites for specific instructions or you can read recipe books about tips on how to make tasty and clean pickles and preserves.
Never forget that you have to secure business license, and to register your business. Choose a business name that is friendly and easy to remember. You can use your own printer and computer to customize the label for your pickles and preserves.
Sell your home-based business products to grocery outlets, bakeshops, farmer's stores, flea markets, fairs and exhibits. You can also promote your products online. Your friends and family members make your first 500 customers.
by: Charles Godbout
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