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Farm Journal's Freezing and Canning Cookbook: Prized Recipes from the Farms of America

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For 25 or more years I have been using this book, but last fall, while moving from Texas to NM the moving van was stolen with all our belongings stolen with it. 43 years of marriage gone. Now it's time to start my canning again and I needed my favorite book. No matter how many books I have purchased none compare with this one. Days of searching the net and now I can again enjoy my days in the kitchen.

I have been using this book for 27 years and mine is just falling apart from all the use. I have 93-dozen jars and at the end of the season all of them are full and with the instructions in this book, my failure rate has been extremely low.

I have owned this book for over 25 years. I love it. The section on Pickles, Relishes and Sauekraut has been my long time favorite. Today, I was searching Amazon.com to see if this book had been revised.

I have used this book over 20 years for canning and freezing recipes. I especially enjoy that the book includes many vegetables and fruits that are not usually found in the newer books on the same subject. During the peak season, this book literally becomes my "bible".

I have my mothers' old copy of this book she gave me about 25 years ago. Now she misses it so I bought her the updated copy on Amazon last year. There is not another canning/freezing book that holds a candle to this. Easy and fun to read, with the simplest and most concise instructions-you can't beat it. Tons of great recipes- I treasure this one.

I first found this book in a library over 25 years ago. I was amazed when the book store said they could order it. Since then it has become stained and the back is broken, but I always return to it. It's a definitive reference book for me. As many times as I have bought canning books since then, they always fall short of this book. The only thing I adjust is the amount of sugar in some of the recipes. If you can find it, buy it. And if you are tempted to lend it, I suggest you lend photocopied pages instead. I had quite a tussle getting it back from my best friend.

I first bought this book in 1973 and used it forever. A number of years ago I lost it and have missed it since. In the pickle section there is a recipie for sweet gherkins that everyone who has tasted them remarks that they are the best they have ever had. The recipie is sort of a pain since I usually end up boiling the syrup over on a freshly cleaned stove, at least once, but it is well worth the mess to have those little gems in my pantry. My adult children remember them from their child hood and still ask about them.

I read this book from cover to cover for years, tried most of the recipies, and found many family favorites. I may even begin to grow vegetables, again!

Fast delivery and just as described. This book is an old friend to a young bride of many years ago that never made it through the moves. I'm so happy to have a copy for so reasonable a price. It is the most practical and inclusive cookbook in my stash.[One on-line antiques dealer offered it for over a hundred--what a joke]. Thank goodness for sellers like your Amazon folks!

I originally purchased the Farm Journal Canning and Freezing Cookbook in the 1970's. I used it until it was literally falling apart. I gave it to a friend in a paper bag and thought I would buy a new book. Guess What, it was out of print, so for years I made do without this book, wishing I could find a recipe for one "old favorite" after another. I finally, last year, logged on to Amazon and what to my wondering eyes did appear, but the Farm Journal Book, just no reindeer. (Sorry) I now covet this book and keep in in a plastic bag) and we are now enjoying the "favorites" once again, and I still have not found most of them in any other book. Thank you Amazon. You did it again

I got this book for my daughter-in-law who is learning to can. It is in good condition but lacks the dust jacket, which is not really a problem since they get torn with regular use in the kitchen.