Synopses & Reviews
The most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to harvesting, storing, preparing, and preserving foods of all kinds.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;For the self-sufficient farmer or the urban weekend gardener, the third edition of andlt;iandgt;Stocking Upandlt;/iandgt; is an invaluable addition to any kitchen. With detailed illustrations and easy-to-follow directions, this encyclopedic resource makes and#8220;stocking upand#8221; easy.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Follow step-by-step instructions for:andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;-Freezing, canning, drying, and preserving fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, and poultryandlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;-Harvesting nuts, seeds, sprouts, fruits, and vegetablesandlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;-Preparing pickles, relishes, jams, jellies, butters, cheeses, and breads.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;With more than 300 recipes for preservable foodsand#8212;from old standards like casseroles, fruit leather, and ice cream to new favorites such as sun-dried tomatoes, herb vinegars, and salt- and sugar-free versions of basic fare, andlt;iandgt;Stocking Upandlt;/iandgt; covers everything for the home cook. Hundreds of charts and illustrations simplify preserving chores and choices for everyone interested in stocking up on wholesome, natural foods.
Synopsis
The most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to harvesting, storing, preparing, and preserving foods of all kinds.
For the self-sufficient farmer or the urban weekend gardener, the third edition of Stocking Up is an invaluable addition to any kitchen. With detailed illustrations and easy-to-follow directions, this encyclopedic resource makes "stocking up" easy.
Follow step-by-step instructions for:
-Freezing, canning, drying, and preserving fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, and poultry
-Harvesting nuts, seeds, sprouts, fruits, and vegetables
-Preparing pickles, relishes, jams, jellies, butters, cheeses, and breads.
With more than 300 recipes for preservable foods--from old standards like casseroles, fruit leather, and ice cream to new favorites such as sun-dried tomatoes, herb vinegars, and salt- and sugar-free versions of basic fare, Stocking Up covers everything for the home cook. Hundreds of charts and illustrations simplify preserving chores and choices for everyone interested in stocking up on wholesome, natural foods.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Introductionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Vegetables and Fruitsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Choosing Vegetable and Fruit Varietiesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Harvesting Vegetables and Fruitsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;harvesting vegetablesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;harvesting fruitsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;handling food after harvestandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Freezing Vegetables and Fruitsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;containers to use for freezingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezer organizationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;thawing vegetables and fruitsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;how and why to blanch vegetablesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;blanching in a microwaveandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;blanching in a pressure cannerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;steps to follow for freezing vegetablesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;preparing vegetables for freezingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezing grape leavesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezing fruitsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;preparing fruits for freezingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;what to do if the freezer stops runningandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezing herbsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Canning Vegetables and Fruitsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;sterilizing foodandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;choosing and preparing your vegetables and fruitsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;headspaceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;cannersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;closuresandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;tin cansandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;raw packs and hot packsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;checking sealsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;labelingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;storing canned foodsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;spoiled foodandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;canning fruitsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;step-by-step processing of fruits, tomatoes, and pickled vegetablesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;step-by-step processing of vegetablesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Drying Vegetables and Fruitsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;why drying worksandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;nutritional valueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;preparing food for dryingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;blanchingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;drying vegetablesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;sun-dried tomatoesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;special techniques for drying peas, beans, and cornandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;drying fruitsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;don't microwave your food dryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;temperature and ventilationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;drying outdoorsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;drying indoorsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;oven dryingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;home dryersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;electrical dryersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;stovetop dryersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;solar dryersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;our solar dryerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;a low-cost indoor dryerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;when your food is dryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;storingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freeze-drying: good, but not at homeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;rehydratingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;cooking dried vegetables and fruitsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;using dried foodsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;fruit purand#233;eandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;fruit and vegetable flourandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;fruit leatherandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;herbsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Underground Storageandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;vegetablesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;fruitsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;good storage conditionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;where to store your stashandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;storage containersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Pickles and Relishesandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;salt-free picklesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;ingredientsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;equipmentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;canning pickled foodsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;step-by-step directions for canning in a boiling-water bathandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;storing picklesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;brine curingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Euell Gibbons's dill crockandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;if your pickles failandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;signs of spoilageandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;sauerkrautandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;picklesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;pickled vegetablesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;relishesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;pickled fruitsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;chutneysandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;mustardsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Jams, Jellies, and Fruit Buttersandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;jams and jellies with honeyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;cooked-down and pectin jams and jelliesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;homemade pectinandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;extracting juice for jelliesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;jams and preserves from frozen fruitandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;jelly testsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;if your jellied fruits failandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;uncooked jams and jelliesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;using artificial sweetenerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;using low-methoxyl pectinandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;filling and sealing containersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;step-by-step directions for canning in a boiling-water bathandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;making fruit buttersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;fruit buttersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;jamsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;jelliesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;preservesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;conservesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;marmaladesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Juicing Your Harvestandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;tomato and fruit juicesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;steam-juicing fruitsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;using juicersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;apple ciderandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;turning apple cider into vinegarandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;herb vinegarsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;pickling with homemade vinegarandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;juicesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Vegetable and Fruit Recipesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Dairy Foodsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Storing Milk, Cream, and Eggsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezing milk and creamandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;eggsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;old-fashioned storage methodsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezing eggsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Homemade Butterandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;separating the creamandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;chilling and ripening the creamandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;churningandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;taking off the buttermilkandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;washing and working the butterandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;butter in a blenderandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;in a food processorandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;using an electric mixerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;using a glass jarandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;if you have troubleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;salting and storing butterandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;buttersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Homemade Cheesesandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;equipmentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;ingredientsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;storing cheesesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;cottage cheeseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;ricottaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;cream cheeseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;plain, semihard cheeseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;cheddar cheeseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Homemade Yogurt and Other Fermented Milk Productsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;yogurtandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;a thicker yogurtandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;using a yogurt makerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;making yogurt in the ovenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;in a covered casseroleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;in a thermosandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;what can go wrongandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;yogurt cream cheeseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;kefirandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;piimaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Homemade Ice Creamsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;hand-crankedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;electrically crankedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezer ice creamandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;sherbet and sorbetandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;how-to'sandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;adding fruits and nutsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;storingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;ice creamsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;sherbets and ices (sorbets)andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Dairy Recipesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Meats, Poultry, and Fishandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Preparing Meats and Poultry for Storageandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;butchering your own meatandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;preparing wild meatsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;if you're having your meat butcheredandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;headcheese and other pressed meatsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;rendering lardandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;sausageandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;poultryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Freezing Meats and Poultryandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezing in bulkandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;what wraps to useandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezing combination dishesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezing soup stockandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;quick freezingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;thawing and cooking frozen meat and poultryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Canning and Drying Meats and Poultryandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;canning equipmentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;canning jars and cansandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;step-by-step directions for canningandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;signs of spoilageandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;storageandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;directions for processing meatsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;drying meatsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;salt alertandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Preparing and Storing Fishandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;cleaning and dressing fin fishandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;clams, oysters, mussels, and scallopsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;crabs, lobsters, and crayfishandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;shrimpandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezing fresh-caught fishandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;thawing and cooking frozen fishandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;extending the refrigerator life of fishandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;canningandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;fish recipesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;dryingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Meat and Poultry Recipesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Nuts, Seeds, Grains, and Sproutsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Nuts and Seedsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;harvesting tree nutsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;hullingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;dryingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;crackingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;harvesting and curing peanutsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;storing shelled nutsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;sunflower seedsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;pumpkin seedsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;nut and seed buttersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Grainsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;really fresh flourandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;storing breadandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezing baked breadandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;thawing breadandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;making breads moisterandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;freezing unbaked bread doughandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;storing store-bought grainsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;harvesting and storing your own grainsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Sproutsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;the how-to'sandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;storing and using sproutsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;diastatic maltandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;sprouts' vital statisticsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Nut, Seed, Grain, and Sprout Recipesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Appendixandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;books, booklets, suppliesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Indexandlt;/Bandgt;