The Food Lover's Guide to Canning: Contemporary Recipes & Techniques [Hardcover]

Chris Rich (Author), Lucy Clark Crawford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

This up-to-date handbook for contemporary cooks begins with a thorough section on the basics of today's canning methods, and provides scores of delicious and distinctive recipes for spicy salsas and chutneys, exquisite marmalades and fruit butters, mouth-watering soups and sauces, tangy relishes, crunchy pickles, and much more.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books; 1st edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887374469
• ISBN-13: 978-1887374460
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,459,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - especially for beginners, February 14, 2000

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jaclynn "jaclynn" (Landenberg, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Food Lover's Guide to Canning: Contemporary Recipes & Techniques (Hardcover)

I have several canning guides and this is, by far, the best. I was afraid to start canning until I bought this book. What makes this book so superior is there are photographs instead of illustrations. There are photographs detailing every step of the canning process, as well as photo examples of spoiled food (yuk!), prize-winning jars, equipment, etc. For beginners, there's a really easy, tasty spiced pear recipe they walk you through. There's a variety of recipes for jams, jellies, soups, sauces, salsas, chutneys, etc. And to top things off, there's an excellent chart at the back of the book that covers every type of food you can imagine along with its USDA recommendations. If you haven't canned before, and don't have a grandmom that can show you, this is the next best thing.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a great book!, December 20, 2001

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C. Phelps "bikerchick" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Food Lover's Guide To Canning: Contemporary Recipes & Techniques (Paperback)

I am new to canning, but not new to dabbling in the kitchen, so I felt it was time to learn. I ordered this book before the holidays so I would have time to read it thoroughly and learn to use my canner in time to give gifts to my friends for the holidays. I've been able to pick a nice variety of recipes so not all my friends receive the same item. There were a few helpful tips that weren't in some of the other canning books I read with explanations as to 'why'. I purchased a couple of canning books at the same time as this one and borrowed a couple more, but find myself coming back to this book the most!

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Wonderful! The best by far..., May 16, 2001

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"eilse" (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Food Lover's Guide To Canning: Contemporary Recipes & Techniques (Paperback)

I am a serious dabbler in many kitchen areas..canning is one of them. I searched many bookstores and found very few books that fit my needs. Most everything else was either very old, or contained recipes that i would never use. This book, on the other hand, was wonderful! It contains wonderful, easy to follow instructions and canning guidelines, as well as a collection of great recipes. The recipes included cover many things...from traditional jams and jellies (many with that little extra something that makes a wonderful, stand-out recipe) to more unique chutneys and relishes. All of the recipes are unique, but well within the limits of a beginner or intermediate canner. A truly inspired book!