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Book

Put 'em up! : a comprehensive home preserving guide for the creative cook, from drying and freezing to canning and pickling

Call Number

  • 641.4 V794 (OSH)

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Publication Information

North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2010.

Physical Description

303 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Summary

A comprehensive guide to home preserving and canning, with step-by-step instructions for every kind of preserving, including refrigerating and freezing, air- and oven-drying, cold- and hot-pack canning, and pickling.

Contents

  • Sourcing food
  • How to use this book
  • Food preparation methods
  • Food preservation methods
  • Working in groups
  • Things that will surely get you into trouble
  • Things that look bad but aren't dangerous
  • Apples
  • Asparagus
  • Beans
  • Beets
  • Berries
  • Cabbage
  • Cantaloupe
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Cherries
  • Chilies
  • Citrus
  • Corn
  • Cucumbers
  • Fennel
  • Figs
  • Garlic
  • Grapes
  • Herbs
  • Mushrooms
  • Onions
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Plums
  • Radishes
  • Ramps and scapes
  • Rhubarb
  • Strawberries
  • Summer squash and zucchini
  • Sweet peppers
  • Tomatillos and green tomatoes
  • Tomatoes
  • Watermelon.

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