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The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest: 150 Recipes for Freezing, Canning, Drying, and Pickling Fruits and Vegetables

by Carol Costenbader

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Remember how grandmother's cellar shelves were packed with jars of tomato sauce and stewed tomatoes, pickled beets and cauliflower, and pickles both sweet and dill? Learn how to save a summer day - in batches - from the classic primer, now updated and rejacketed. Use the latest inexpensive, timesaving techniques for drying, freezing, canning, and pickling. Anyone can capture the delicate flavors of fresh foods for year-round enjoyment and create a well-stocked pantry of fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats, flavored vinegars, and seasonings. The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest introduces the basic technique for all preserving methods, with step-by-step illustration, informative charts and tips throughout, and more than 150 recipes for the new or experienced home preserver. Among the step-by-step tested recipes: Green Chile Salsa, Tomato Leather, Spiced Pear Butter, Eggplant Caviar, Blueberry Marmalade, Yellow Tomato Jam, Cranberry-Lime Curd, Preserved Lemons, Chicken Liver PatT, and more.

Synopsis:

Learn how to save a summer day — in batches — using the latest inexpensive, time-saving techniques for drying, freezing, canning, and pickling in the latest edition of this classic primer.
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About the Author

Food writer Carol Costenbader has cooked and preserved homegrown fruits, herbs, and vegetables for more than 35 years. Besides The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest, her books include Storey's Well-Stocked Pantry Series: Mustards, Ketchups and Vinegars and Preserving Fruits and Vegetables. Second in command of the family vegetable garden and a volunteer cook at Christian Ministries Homeless Shelter, Carol is founder of The Health Adventure and Friends of the Health Adventure, a good health teaching facility. Carol and her family divide their time between central Florida and the mountains of North Carolina.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781580174589
Subtitle:
150 Recipes for Freezing, Canning, Drying, and Pickling Fruits and Vegetables
Revised:
Hayes, Joanne Lamb
Author:
Costenbader, Carol W.
Author:
Hayes, Joanne Lamb
Publisher:
Storey Books
Location:
North Adams, MA
Subject:
Canning & Preserving
Subject:
Canning and preserving
Subject:
Methods - Canning & Preserving
Edition Number:
Rev. and updated.
Edition Description:
Revised and Upd
Series Volume:
Bd.4
Publication Date:
July 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
347
Dimensions:
8.96x7.66x.91 in. 1.65 lbs.
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