Penn State Cooperative Extension Lancaster will offer testing of dial gauge pressure canners. These canners need to be checked for accuracy each year. New canners and new gauges should also be tested. Pressure canners with a weighted gauge do not have to be tested for accuracy because they cannot go out of calibration.
Free, in-person testing will be available at two locations. Testing will be performed from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, June 17, at Good's Store, 1338 Main St., East Earl, and on Thursday, June 23, at Good's Store, 2499 Stiegel Pike, Schaefferstown. Clean gauges or lids can also be dropped off at these Good's Store locations to be tested, and customers can pick up the gauge or lid on a separate date.
Penn State Extension will also test over a two-week period in June by drop-off. Drop-offs will be accepted from Monday, June 20, through Wednesday, June 22, at the Good's Store in Schaefferstown or at Good's Store, 333 W. Fourth St., Quarryville. Gauges may be picked up on or after Friday, June 24. Drop-offs will be accepted at Good's Store, East Earl, or Good's Store, 1686 W. Main St., Ephrata, from Tuesday, June 14, through Thursday, June 16, for pickup on or after Saturday, June 18. Drop-offs will be accepted at the East Earl and Ephrata stores from June 20 to 23 for pickup on or after Saturday, June 25.
Dial gauges may also be tested for free at the Lancaster County Penn State Extension office, 1383 Arcadia Road, Room 140, Lancaster, when the office re-opens by calling 717-394-6851 and scheduling an appointment for a dial gauge to be tested.
For more information related to home food preservation, contact Stacy Reed at 717-394-6851 or sls374@psu.edu.
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