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Canning & Preserving For Dummies Paperback – May 9, 2003

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Thought about canning and preserving your own food? Maybe you haven’t given it a try because you believed it would be too involved. The truth is, today’s methods and procedures for home-canning, freezing, and drying food are simpler and easier than ever. And now, with this easy-to-follow book, you’ll get the information you need to can and preserve food safely.

Canning and Preserving For Dummies makes putting up fruits and vegetables in your home as easy as pie. Featuring up-to-date safety guidelines and simple, fun techniques, this practical, friendly guide is for anyone who wants to enjoy delicious, do-it-yourself treats year-round—or even give them as gifts! You get all the juicy details on:

Water-bath canning
Pressure canning
Freezing
Drying
Finding the right supplies and equipment

Canning and Preserving For Dummies also features yummy, eas y-to-do recipes that include preparation times, cooking times, processing times, and the yield you should expect from your efforts. You’ll see how to make everything from apple butter, pear-raspberry jam, and bread and butter pickles to chicken stock, tomatillo salsa, and white chili. You’ll also discover how to:

Know the acidity level of your food
Pick and prepare fresh fruit
Line your jars with liquid
Create jams, jellies, and marmalades
Preserve chutneys, relishes, and sauces
Pickle vegetables
Combine foods for convenience
Select food for freezing
Protect the life of your dried food

Providing troubleshooting tips for home-canned creations, sources for locating equipment suppliers, a metric conversion guide, and definitions of preserving terms, Canning and Preserving For Dummies has just what you need to fill your pantry with savory homemade fare.

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264 pages
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English
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For Dummies
Publication date

May 9, 2003
Dimensions

7.35 x 0.56 x 9.22 inches
ISBN-10

0764524712
ISBN-13

978-0764524714
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Juicy details on making your own jams and jellies, canned veggies, and dried snacks

Enjoy delicious, do-it-yourself treats year-round – and they make great gifts!

Putting up fruits and vegetables in your home is as easy as pie with this step-by-step guide to canning and preserving. With easy-to-follow recipes, up-to-date safety guidelines, and simple, fun techniques, you’ll find everything you need to fill your pantry with savory, homemade fare.

The Dummies Way

Explanations in plain English
"Get in, get out" information
Icons and other navigational aids
Tear-out cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humor and fun

About the Author

Karen Ward is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, a home economist, and an instructor in the art of canning.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ For Dummies; 1st edition (May 9, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764524712
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764524714
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.35 x 0.56 x 9.22 inches

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Frugal Ant

Great for beginners, but it's nothing you can't find online

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2012

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So I hate giving just three stars, but I just can't get myself to give it 4 stars. Maybe if Amazon allowed me to do 3.5 stars I would be happier.
The book is great if you have never canned before, and you are looking for basics. The book gives just enough information to help you understand why you are to do something a certain way, but it doesn't get any more advanced that that. Also, the recipes are very simple, and you would probably find more with your pressure canner. So I'm not all that impressed. It also doesn't cover what to do if you have to keep an ingredient out, due to allergies, or because you don't like it. I think it's important to know when it's okay to change a recipe and when it's not, and I just don't think this book quite covers it well enough. Now, I do a lot of canning, and have for many years, I bought the book as a gift for a friend, but decided to read it first to make sure it covers what I wanted her to know. So my review might not be fair due to my personal experience.

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Mitch

I used the book for a few canning recipes

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2019

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I liked the book and used it for pickles, relish and chili sauce. There is not too many recipes just basic but easy.

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Monica Chiarappi (Morann)

Highly Recommended for any Newbie

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2013

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I don’t know the first thing about gardening or canning. I got this book and it gives you a complete beginner lesson from start to finish. What tools you will need, how to clean everything, what bacteria you can get if you do it wrong, step by step instructions. And pictures  Highly recommend this book to anyone who doesn’t have a clue what they are doing. If you’ve done it before, this book might be to beginner for you.

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Matthew and Johanna Athas

I Anint no dumby now....

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2008

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Canning & Preserving for Dummies I bought this book so I could learn the old art of preserving. I live in Maine and most of my neighbors have small farms and blueberry fields, so they offer me fresh fruits and vegetables all summer long, but I want to preserve them for those long, cold Maine winter nights.Hehehehehe. This book helped me preserve over 20 different fruits and vegetables and I love it. I now have most of my Xmas gifts all done.

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Colin R. Young

Thanks, Rev

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2018

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funnierthanme

I like that this is a paperback and not a really ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2014

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I can a lot and there are so many canning books out. I like that this is a paperback and not a really big book taking up a lot of room on my counter. It has many of the standard recipes and lots of new ones, too. If you are a newbie, you can easily follow any recipe in it.

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2018

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Very useful book. Very happy with my purchase

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2017

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Great instructions for canning.

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Tasha

Very happy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2018

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Krystal

Would not recommend

Reviewed in Canada on March 4, 2014

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Info needed is spread all around the book. I have to bookmark the pages on prepping my work area, the section providing step-by-step instructions for canning and the recipe I'm following, and then flip back and forth between the three. Not practical in the least. The recipes are also rather bland, with few that I would actually consider making. However, the introduction and background info, as well as the reasons for all the steps, are very good.

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