Synopses & Reviews
The completely updated classic shows you how to stock your pantry with local, seasonal ingredients all year long For more than thirty years, Putting Food By has been the go-to- resource for preserving foods-from fruit and vegetables to meat and seafood. Now, this essential volume has been updated to reflect the latest information on equipment, ingredients, health and safety issues, and resources. Whether motivated by economics or the desire to capture the taste of local, seasonal food at its peak, home cooks have made preserving today's hottest food trend. There are many books on canning, but Putting Food By stands out as the classic that has stood the test of time.
?Covers canning, freezing, salting, smoking, drying, and root cellaring
?Includes mouthwatering recipes for pickles, relishes, jams, and jellies
Synopsis
"The bible of home canning, preserving, freezing, and drying."--The New York Times
For decades, Putting Food By has been the one-stop source for everything the home cook needs to know about preserving foods--from fruits and vegetables to meat and seafood. Now, this classic is fully up-to-date with the twenty-first-century kitchen. Whether you're preserving to save money or to capture the taste of local, seasonal food at its peak, Putting Food By shares step-by-step directions to help you do it safely and deliciously.
This fifth edition of Putting Food By includes:
- Instructions for canning, freezing, salting, smoking, drying, and root cellaring
- Mouthwatering recipes for pickles, relishes, jams, and jellies
- Information on preserving with less sugar and salt
- Tips on equipment, ingredients, health and safety issues, and resources
Synopsis
For more than 30 years, "Putting Food By" has been the go-to resource for preserving foods. Now, this essential volume has been updated to reflect the latest information on equipment, ingredients, health and safety issues, and resources.
About the Author
Janet Greene was the Editor-in-Chief of The Stephen Green Press.
Ruth Hertzberg taught Home Economics in New England.
Beatrice Vaughan wrote nine cookbooks.
Food historian Stephen Schmidt has been a contributor to Cook's Illustrated