Freeze, dry, can, root cellar, and brine your favorite produce right at home. Janet Chadwick’s introduction to the world of preserving provides step-by-step instructions and inspiring easy-to-follow recipes. Pick up a crate of inexpensive, less-than-perfect tomatoes at the farmers’ market and turn them into jars of spicy salsa, or buy a few extra peaches and can a delicious batch of jam to serve with Sunday breakfast. You’ll extend the summer harvest and find yourself serving up delicious, locally grown food all year long. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

Food contamination scandals, the rising cost of food, organic eating, and better nutrition - all these factors contribute to the upsurge in interest in food preservation. While there are many books on canning, freezing, and pickling foods, few are as comprehensive as The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Preserving Food, in which readers learn how easy and beneficial food preservation can be with detailed, step-by-step instructions. *The sales of Ball® jars for preservation have jumped 28% in the past year, indicating a strong increase in interest in preserving food *The author is a Master Food Preserver with over 40 years of expertise *Advice on preserving for special needs diets is unique to this book *Provides instructional photos

A Beginner’s Guide to Preserving Food How To Preserve Garden Produce In Jams, Marmalades and Jellies Table of Contents Introduction Homemade Jam Making Jams Equipment Used for Jam and Jelly Making Popular Jam Recipes Apple Ginger Gooseberry Jam Blackcurrant Jam Apple and Blackberry Jam Strawberry Jam Rules for Jam Making Why Is Your Jam Not Keeping Mildew Crystallization Fermentation Marmalades Chunky and Dark Marmalade Popular Four Fruit Marmalade Marmalade Making – Step by Step Guide Popular Marmalade Recipes Banana and Oranges Marmalade Pineapple Marmalade Jellies Choice and Preparation of Fruit Soft fruit Juice Extraction Hard Fruit Juice Extraction Quick Jellies Orange Jelly Apple Jelly Red Currant Jelly Blackcurrant Jelly Flavoring Jellies with Herbs Conclusion Author Bio- Introduction The instinct to preserve food, as it were, for a rainy day is inborn, and is a part of animal instinct. That is why big cats, especially leopards take some portion of their kill and leave it in the branches of trees, intending to come back to the already ready meal the next time they feel hungry. So is this surprising that down the ages human beings have also been using different preserving techniques in order to keep food for a longer time? This food is preserved in vinegar and in oil, depending on your recipe. So in this beginners guide on how to preserve food/fruit, you are going to learn how to prepare fruit, before preserving it. And after that, you are going to cook fruit so that your family can enjoy it long after the season has gone. You can thus make jams, jellies, marmalades and use other traditional methods to save fruit. In ancient times, people used to make jams by pounding fruit pulp and sugar together before heating it. This is a method practiced in many parts of the East and in many ancient cultures, but when we have traditional recipes not asking for so much of exertion on our parts through using a pestle and mortar, why bother! In Elizabethan times, and even before that, jams were eaten with a spoon on special occasions in the form of conserves. That was because sugar was so rare that it was considered to be to be a luxury. Oliver and his friends singing about Food, Glorious Food dreamt of “jam, jelly and custard.” Of course, they had never tasted these delicacies, being inmates of an orphanage, where they would be fed just porridge, stale bread and soup morning, evening and night. Fresh fruit, no, they did not taste it. But we have plenty of access to fresh fruit and sugar. So now we can start enjoying the flavor of fresh homemade jams, marmalades and jellies, right now.

A comprehensive guide to food preservation techniques for beginners. Whether you're a gardener, a hunter, or just a curious home cook, preserving food can be a fun summer activity and a practical way to produce a wide range of delicious flavors—from sweet and summery strawberry jam to spicy kimchi and savory smoked bacon. The Beginner's Guide to Preserving is packed with detailed information and beginner-friendly guidance for a variety of preservation methods, plus 65 flavorful recipes to put these techniques into action. Learn the essentials of food preservation, and get instructions for pressure and water bath canning, fermenting, dehydrating, salting, smoking, and freezing. Turning food preservation into a summer hobby can provide you with a new skill and delightfully preserved foods to enjoy all year long. A path to success—Organized by preservation method, each chapter starts with essential tips on safety, terms to know, and a step-by-step guide for your first time using that technique. How-to illustrations—Learn how to safely preserve a wide range of foods with the help of instructional illustrations and clear, simple directions. Handy charts—Explore troubleshooting tips and convenient food charts, complete with prep notes, approximate yield, and processing time for each method. A range of recipes—Discover recipes for classics like dill pickles and baked beans, as well as creative new flavors like wine jelly and tomato leather. Discover the joy of preserving food with help from the Beginner's Guide to Preserving.

How to Use this Book This book is based on my desire to preserve vegetables in ways that my family will eat and do that as efficiently as possible. When possible, I preserve vegetables in a meal-ready way. Instead of canning a bunch of carrot slices in quart (1-L)-sized jars when I bring in a large carrot harvest, I’ll make a batch of Canned Spice Carrot Soup and a couple of jars of Fermented Mexican Carrots. Then, I’ll use the tops to make Frozen Carrot Top Pesto for the freezer. The carrot soup is the only time-consuming item; the other two can be put together while the soup is processing. The first part of this book is an overview of food preservation methods: canning, both water bath and pressure canning, dehydrating, fermenting and freezing. You’ll find the basics of how to use these methods to safely preserve vegetables, but you won’t find details for every scenario that could happen while preserving vegetables. I’ve written these chapters with enough information to get you started preserving the harvest, but not so much information that it leads to confusion and information overload. The rest of this book is focused on growing and preserving the most popular vegetables and herbs that are grown in the home garden. Each vegetable has its own chapter and, in that chapter, you’ll find instructions on how to grow, purchase, can, dehydrate, ferment and freeze that vegetable. You will also find recipes that highlight the vegetable; most of these recipes are for preserving the vegetable, but some recipes use the preserved vegetable. Most of the recipes are written so that you’ll preserve small batches at a time, simply because I find that adjusting recipes to scale up is easier than scaling down. If your family likes a recipe, or if you have enough of one vegetable to make two batches of a recipe, just double the ingredients and it will work out fine. The exception to this is any of the jam or jelly recipes; don’t ever double a jam or jelly recipe or you run the risk of it not setting up. I hope you read through the whole book to get a vision for how these different preservation methods can work together to stock your pantry with food your family will eat. Then, when a vegetable is in season, I hope you reread that vegetable’s chapter and make a plan for preserving all of the harvest in a variety of ways. Of course, I hope that some of our favorite preservation recipes become your family favorites, too.

·Preserving methods include canning, salting, pickling, freezing, and more. ·Has a contemporary feel with full-color photos and an updated layout ·Author Carol Wilson is a cook and freelance food writer who has contributed recipes to renowned outlets such as The Times, the Daily Telegraph, Food and Wine, Gastronomica and Food Matters. ·Features 80+ recipes for preserving food compared to 60 recipes in the previous edition. ·Includes recipes popular with preserving enthusiasts in the spiced prunes, cranberry chutney, crystallized chestnuts, and more. ·Revision includes seasonal recipes (like Christmas) and a more global inclusion of recipes for adventurous preservers. Some don't even require any cooking, i.e. kimchi, Shawarma pickles, Lebanese pumpkin jam, etc. ·Includes tips for storage ·Carol is also the author of Self-Sufficiency: Preserving (with three editions) for FCP. It has sold 9268 copies for a revenue of $29,686

In one concise volume, you can learn—and master like a pro—all the ways to put up food in jars, from water-bath canning to pressure canning, from pickling to jam-making, and beyond! Whether you are a gardener, a fan of farmers’ markets, or just someone who likes to browse the bountiful produce at the supermarket, canning and preserving are easy, fun, and affordable ways to enjoy fresh-grown foods all year long. With clear, easy-to-follow instructions and color photographs, this book provides all the information you need to know to get started today, including: An overview of canning equipment Basic steps to canning foods safely and easily Recipes for preserving everything from tomatoes and jams to soups, sauces, and other hearty meals A special section on jam- and jelly-making using Pomona’s Pectin, which requires little to no added sugar Tips on how to find the freshest local produce The recipes include lots of preparations, both savory and sweet, from blue-ribbon classics to new creations. Preserve and enjoy: Four variations on Tomato Ketchup Taco Sauce Green Tomato Chutney Spicy Dilly Beans Sweet and Spicy Ginger Carrot Coins Canned Haddock Chicken or Turkey Broth Creamy Squash Soup Strawberry Jam Blueberry-Vanilla Jelly Cherry-Port Preserves Apple-Raisin-Walnut Conserve And much more This comprehensive book teaches beginners how to get started and gives seasoned veterans new techniques and recipes to try.

Preserving food can be one of the most intimidating aspects of homesteading and cooking. Luckily, no one makes it as easy and as much fun as farm-girl-in-the-making Ann Acetta-Scott. For a beginner new to the world of preserving, the ideal tool is a detailed reference guide, and in The Farm Girl’s Guide to Preserving the Harvest, Ann covers all the basics on canning, dehydrating, freezing, fermenting, curing, and smoking, including how to select and use the right tools for each method. This guide takes home preservers through the beginning, moderate, and advanced stages of preserving. Newcomers can start with a simple jam and jelly recipe using a hot water bath canner, while others may be advanced enough to have mastered the pressure canner and are ready to move onto curing and smoking meat and fish. With more than 30 delicious and healthy recipesand Ann's expertise and encouragement, the home preserver will build confidence in the most common methods of preserving.

Provides directions for preserving fruit, vegetables, and meat using the methods of pickling, freezing, bottling, drying, salting, and curing.

Preserving Food – A Beginner’s Guide to Pickles, Chutneys and Sauces Table of Contents Introduction Why Make Chutneys and Pickles? Tips for choosing best fruit and Vegetables Tips for Pickles and Chutney Making Chutneys Popular Chutneys Gooseberry Chutney Traditional Farmer’s Garlic Chutney Technique of Marination Using Brine Vinegars Making Spiced Vinegar Traditional Garden Pickle Traditional Piccalilli- Traditional Red Cabbage Pickles Soft vegetables – Sour Cucumber Pickles Tomato Pickle Testing Pickled Onions Sweet and Spicy Pickled Onions Non-vegetarian Pickles Traditional Pickled Wild Boar Pickled Eggs Traditional Tomato Sauce Appendix Garam Masala-Curry powder Conclusion Author Bio- Introduction Millenniums ago, when human beings were still food gatherers instead of food growers, they decided to find out some ways and means in which they could preserve food for a longer time. Winter was the time when they could not go out and hunt. So was the rainy season, especially they were living in rain forests and tropical areas. So if they found out some way in which they could preserve food, on which they and their tribe members could survive, this would make all the difference between life and death. And so through a lot of experimentation, the ideas of pickles, chutneys, jams, jellies, preserves, conserves, spiced fruit and other ways of preserving food, as well as fruit and vegetables came into existence. Today, millenniums later, there is absolutely no fruit and vegetable, which has not been turned into a pickle, chutney, jam, jelly or conserve, by some cook. Even meat in the form of venison and boar has been pickled in the east, down the ages, as well as eggs. Too many eggs, and you are worried about preserving them? Do as the ancient Chinese did. Preserve them in egg pickles. So this book is going to tell you how to make the best use of all those extra vegetables and fruit in your garden, and turn them into a valuable food source, which can be eaten later.