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Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving Paperback – June 1, 2004

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Non-Fiction. All you'd ever need to know about canning and preserving from the master's "Ball" jars.

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Alltrista Consumer Products
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June 1, 2004
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10.87 x 8.39 x 0.2 inches
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0972753702
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978-0972753708
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alltrista Consumer Products (June 1, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0972753702
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0972753708
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.87 x 8.39 x 0.2 inches

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Mark

Nice to have in the "how to" collection

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 25, 2022

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It is a little pricey considering it has some wear to it. However, the information is great to have on hand and I am happy to have it.

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Great used book! Met my need as I didn’t want to buy a new book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2022

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I received my Ball book even faster than I expected! It was in condition as described, always great when you don’t have any surprises. Now I have to get busy canning!

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PATOLA

Read This If You Are New To Canning

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 31, 2013

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I looked all over Amazon for books on canning - reading dozens of reviews. The first book I bought was "Canning For Dummies". It's an ok book. I have always heard good things about "Ball Blue Book" but didn't immediatey buy it. After talking to several people on a canning FaceBook page, I decided to buy this book. I am sorry I didn't buy this in the first place.

If you are a newbie to canning, I would highly recommend this book. I kept hearing about "head space" but didn't know exacty how to measure that out. Well...this book shows you what it looks like.

In addition, there are so many recipies for canning, both hot water bath and pressure canning. Not to mention they go over freezing, dehydrating and curing.

There is a real nice index in the back so looking stuff up is a breeze.

One of the things that caused me to delay buying the book was several reviewers saying how flimsy the pages are. I kinda see what they mean. It is not regular "book strength" paper, but it is not as flimsy as "magazine paper". It's a little bit stronger than that. It is glossy so you can wipe it off. Being a canning newbie and having this book in my hand, I would absoutely recommend this book to anyone starting out in canning. Do not let the nit-picking reviews stop you. This is a very good foundational book.

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Rbeckett

Indespensable text for new and old canners alike.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 19, 2015

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Definitely the go to source for all things canning. Didn't expect the volume to be as large as it is, but it is amazingly complete and covers each subject area thoroughly. This book is not a sit down and read cover to cover type of text. Once you read the chapters that you must understand to can safely then you refer to the specific food item you wish to can and follow the step by step directions. The first 2 or three chapters will give you a complete and unabridged understanding of the how, why's and required tools. So do not sell yourself short, gain the knowledge and then you can safely do a huge number of things that will literally last for a year or more. The most recent changes in the book are concerned with the maximum allowable time for foods to remain in a jar which is due to a formula chane in the sealing ring on the undersides of the flat lids. Ball, Kerr and Jarden have all collaborated to bring all of this info to one text that has everything you need all at your fingertips. Worth the money and indispensable especially for a canning newcomer.

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K Davis

Book dog earned, food stains. Not good condition as stated.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 25, 2022

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The book has pages that are rolled. Has food stains front and back. Pages bent, creased and worn out places on spine. Stated good condition. Bought as a gift. For price paid for paper back, book should have been in like new condition. Ashamed to give. Wasted money.

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Kathleen

Great Book! Be Careful Of The Good Will As A Third Party Seller

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 6, 2017

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Excellent book! Has fantastic recipes. I am very pleased with the contents.
One word of warning about The Good Will however, I bought my copy through a third party seller, paid about six dollars. It was from The Good Will, the book was listed as Very Good Condition. When it arrived, it was crusted with food. The book had a crust, it was gross. It's the second book from The Good Will I've purchased, and both were listed as Very Good Condition, and both had something wrong. The other book had dead roaches smashed inside the cover and the cover was sticky. The cover of that book was actually white, and not antique brown like I originally thought when it arrived. Apparently to The Good Will, Very Good also means Very Dirty.

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Andi

Great for beginners

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 6, 2021

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I'm new to canning and this book has helped so much. I was searching online and getting all sorts of different things and reading through this has helped me know what to and what not to do.

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Lynn McArd

Great starter book for preserving

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 5, 2007

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This book has a good all around introduction to canning, freezing and dehydrating and contains a lot of good recipes.

It begins with a thorough introduction to canning principles and methods, equipment, processing and storage, and food types. From there the chapters clearly define the type of food(high/low acid)and recipes(jams, pickles, special diet, etc). Each chapter starts with information on ingredients, techniques, and equiptment needed. The text is an easy read without getting too technical and to the point. The recipes that follow are in alphabetical order and easy to follow.The recipes are pretty basic; for instance, there are 22 jam recipes from 3-7 ingredients including apricot, elderberry, kiwi, peach,raspberry, tomato. No fancy designer blends here. Other topics with recipes include juice, jelly, meat, seafoods, veggies, condiments, salsas, low sugar/salt, leathers, jerky. There are not a lot of pictures but the featured illustrations are clear and comprehensive. At the end of the book is a section called 'Problem Solver', glossary, and index.

This is a great book for a beginner as it covers the basics of the different type of preserving and its a great collection of favorites for any home preservers library. Highly recommended!

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Just a concerned citizen

Very useful book for those wanting to hot water or pressure ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 26, 2015

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Very useful book for those wanting to hot water or pressure can food at home. Don't pay more than £15 to £20 for this book though.
It such a pity that getting hold of a pressure canner is such a hassle in Britain, I eventually bought one through Sears in the US who shipped it here.

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Constanze Mildner

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 5, 2017

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Good basic book but missing most European veggies. However seller performed well.

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kelly gates

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 29, 2019

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Dave Schultz

Ball Blue Book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 22, 2012

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This book is great for the beginner just starting out,all the way up to the expert sharpening up on what they already are pretty sure they know. This book is basicly the bible of preserving food useing canning and pressure cooker methods. I highly recommend this book.

Xaneaux

Wish it was bigger, but it's full of good stuff.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 10, 2015

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Thought this book would be a lot bigger/thicker, however, it's packed with all kinds of amazing tips and recipes. A must have.

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