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ChatGPT image description: A hand drops a white aspirin tablet into a glass pint jar packed with fresh raspberries on a kitchen counter. Nearby are an aspirin box, a blister pack of tablets, and a metal jar lid, suggesting a home remedy or food-preservation practice in a warm kitchen setting.

956. Aspirin Canning

July 17, 2026 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of aspirin canning.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

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  • Home - IAFNS
  • Vegetables and Fruits FAQs - National Center for Home Food Preservation
  • Aspirin - Wikipedia
  • Canning With Aspirin Instead of Sugar – Front page story – Finding Eliza
  • Regional Variations in Home Canning Practices and the Risk of Foodborne Botulism in the Republic of Georgia, 2003 - ScienceDirect
  • Use of Aspirin (Salicylic acid) as food preservative - good or bad? : r/foodscience
  • Evaluation of the effect of acetylsalicylic acid on Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin production - PubMed
  • Salicylic acids and pathogenic bacteria: new perspectives on an old compound
956. Aspirin Canning
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July 17, 2026 /Don Schaffner
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