Make Jar of Preserved Food is a cooking crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Jar of Bell Peppers or Jar of Broccoli or Jar of Cabbage or Jar of Carrots or Jar of Eggplants or Jar of Leeks or Jar of Potatoes or Jar of Radishes (or 2 more) x1. It needs no skill level.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any dullknife or any sharpknife or any meatcleaver | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any jar | Used up |
| 1 | Jar Lid | Used up |
| 6 | Bell Pepper or Broccoli or Cabbage or Carrots or Eggplant or Leek or Potato or Radish (or 2 more) | Used up |
| 2 | any vinegar | Used up |
| 1 | Salt or Seasoning Salt | Used up |
| 0.5 | Water | Fluid, used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jar of Bell Peppers or Jar of Broccoli or Jar of Cabbage or Jar of Carrots or Jar of Eggplants or Jar of Leeks or Jar of Potatoes or Jar of Radishes (or 2 more) |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Make Jar of Preserved Food recipe (Cooking category). You need any jar, Jar Lid, Bell Pepper or Broccoli or Cabbage or Carrots or Eggplant or Leek or Potato or Radish (or 2 more), any vinegar, Salt or Seasoning Salt, Water and these tools: any dullknife or any sharpknife or any meatcleaver.
No skill level is required.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Cooking 8. Reading Magazine: American Homesteading teaches it.
It gives 10 XP in Cooking per craft.
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