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by Carol W. Costenbader (Author)
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Remember how grandmother's cellar shelves were packed with jars of tomato sauce and stewed tomatoes, pickled beets and cauliflower, and pickles both sweet and dill? Learn how to save a summer day - in batches - from the classic primer, now updated and rejacketed. Use the latest inexpensive, time-saving techniques for drying, freezing, canning, and pickling. Anyone can capture the delicate flavors of fresh foods for year-round enjoyment and create a well-stocked pantry of fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats, flavored vinegars, and seasonings. The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest introduces the basic technique for all preserving methods, with step-by-step illustration, informative charts and tips throughout, and more than 150 recipes for the new or experienced home preserver. Among the step-by-step tested recipes: Green Chile Salsa, Tomato Leather, Spiced Pear Butter, Eggplant Caviar, Blueberry Marmalade, Yellow Tomato Jam, Cranberry-Lime Curd, Preserved Lemons, Chicken Liver Pate, and more.



About the Author
Food writer Carol Costenbader has cooked and preserved homegrown fruits, herbs, and vegetables for more than 35 years. Besides The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest, her books include Storey's Well-Stocked Pantry Series: Mustards, Ketchups & Vinegars and Preserving Fruits & Vegetables. Second in command of the family vegetable garden and a volunteer cook at Christian Ministries Homeless Shelter, Carol is founder of The Health Adventure and Friends of the Health Adventure, a good health teaching facility. Carol and her family divide their time between central Florida and the mountains of North Carolina.

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; Revised edition (August 15, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580174582
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580174589
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,970 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT RESOURCE, May 7, 2003
By Jill Kolzow (Little Chute, WI United States) - See all my reviews
Being a beginner canner, I have picked up many canning books, this is an excellent book. The book is organized well, and has great tips in each section. It offers information on all types of preserving and storing, from the canning to root cellering, it has been an extremly helpfull book. I know it is a reference I will use forever. Also includes many great recipes.I suggest this for anyone who is interested in canning.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars yummy jerky, August 31, 2004
By Sonja Wieck (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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I love the fact that this book covers canning (pressure and water bath) drying, and root cellaring all in equal detail. I have been searching for a good jerky marinade for about 6 months now with many flops inbetween. This book delivers. I LOVE the marinade for beef jerky in it. I have also made the peach jam, very tasty. It was interesting to read about creating a root cellar, and got me thinking into how I can incorporate that method of preservation into my lifestyle. Very good book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest, January 15, 2004
By gladys de obregon (Medellin, Colombia) - See all my reviews
I have been canning and pickling for about 25 years. I bought this book a month ago and was pleasantly surprised that there could still be a book that could start in me the tickling and energy to start immediately and try all the preparations in the book. Along with Canning by Sue Deeming, they are the best books in Canning and Pickling I have encountered.
The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest has many advantages. It has a lot of recipes. Not only how to can in water and a little salt, but delicious recipes. Each page is so well organized, that it becomes so easy to follow the steps. The variety is unique. The Freezing and Drying Chapters are not dry and frozen, but very alive with opportunities of relishing in scrumptious food delights. More surprises: each recipe has a Nutrition Chart at the bottom of the page. What more can one ask for?
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Great book with tons of information on harvesting food, canning, preserving, etc. Contains lots of helpful recipes on using those foods. Read more
Published 1 month ago by K. Barnes

5.0 out of 5 stars BiG Book of Preserving the Harvest
I have many books on preserving but this book offers many new receipes I haven't seen. It also gives great instruction on the various ways of preserving food in an easy to... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Patricia J. Steinmetz

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good book on preserving
There aren't a lot of recent books on preserving your summer fresh vegetables and fruits, but with the growth of interest in backyard gardens, CSAs, and eating locally, there is... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Michael A. Duvernois

5.0 out of 5 stars canning and preserving
The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest: 150 Recipes for Freezing, Canning, Drying and Pickling Fruits and Vegetables What an awesome book! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ann H. Philbeck

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my stand-by's
Great recipes and ideas. I've been canning off and on for almost 10 years, and this is one of my favorite reference guides so far. Read more
Published 10 months ago by black dog

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Preserving Food!
I just bought this book today, and made the tomato sauce freezer recipe with all of the tomatoes from my garden. Read more
Published 22 months ago by P. Morris

5.0 out of 5 stars The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest
This book is fabulous!! It is great for projects also for young children.
Published on March 8, 2007 by J. Pessin

5.0 out of 5 stars Something for everyone
"The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest" is a refreshingly concise how-to for beginners and experts alike. Read more
Published on January 28, 2007 by S. Hopper

3.0 out of 5 stars A-OK
This is a good book for the beginner with a lot of fine details. I have enjoyed reading the book and using a couple of the receipes but I find it a very close copy of the... Read more
Published on July 27, 2006 by John R. Woodson

3.0 out of 5 stars missing details
I was a little disappointed with this book. I got much more out of an old, old, old canning book I picked up at a garage sale. Read more
Published on July 7, 2003 by Jennifer Blake

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