The Home Preserving Bible


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Learn to preserve your food at home with this ultimate guidebook! The Home Preserving Bible thoroughly details every type of preserving-for both small and large batches-with clear, step-by-step instructions. An explanation of all the necessary equipment and safety precautions is covered as well. But this must have reference isn't for the novice only; it's filled with both traditional and the latest home food preservation methods. More than 350 delicious recipes are included-both timeless recipes people expect and difficult-to-find recipes.




Home Preservation of Fruit and Vegetables


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At head of title: Agricultural & Food Research Council, AFRC Institute of Food Research.




Fruit and Vegetable Preservation


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This is a comprehensive book useful for the students and teachers of horticulture, food technology and home science, and a handy guide for extension workers and home scale preservation for interested individuals as well. It discusses products prepared from various fruits and vegetables, including potatoes and mushrooms, on scientific lines as well as on home scale. For the latter, matter of direct practical value has been presented. Information on quality characteristics of fruits and vegetables for processing, quality control, water for fruit and vegetable processing industries, enzymes, colours, additives, flavours, plastics, browning, toxins, adulterations, etc. has also been given. Each chapter gives theoretical as well as practical information to understand the basic principles and methodology.




Preserving Food Without Freezing Or Canning


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Translation of: Conserves naturelles des quatre saisons.




Homegrown Pantry


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Now that you’ve mastered gardening basics, you want to enjoy your bounty year-round, right? Homegrown Pantry picks up where beginning gardening books leave off, with in-depth profiles of the 55 most popular crops — including beans, beets, squash, tomatoes, and much more — to keep your pantry stocked throughout the year. Each vegetable profile highlights how many plants to grow for a year’s worth of eating, and which storage methods work best for specific varieties. Author Barbara Pleasant culls tips from decades of her own gardening experience and from growers across North America to offer planting, care, and harvesting refreshers for every region and each vegetable. Foreword INDIES Silver Award Winner GWA Media Awards Silver Award Winner







Homegrown Kitchen


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Homegrown Kitchen is a complete guide to eating well for those who love to cook fresh food. Beginning with a comprehensive section on the kitchen essentials, including sourdough bread, home preserving and fermentation, the book is then divided into breakfast, lunch and main meal chapters, followed by a chapter on indulgent sweet treats. Inspired by her large garden, Nicola Galloway creates food in rhythm with the changing seasons, with fresh homegrown and local produce forming the base of her recipes. With a young family, her food focus is on simple and delicious family-friendly recipes using pantry staples that are packed with nutrients. Nicola also has a particular interest in healthful traditional cooking techniques, such as sourdough bread and fermentation, and simplifying them so they can fit into our busy modern lives.







Keeping the Harvest


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Illustrated step-by-step instructions explain the techniques for canning, freezing, drying, and pickling. 179,000 copies in print.




Quality and Preservation of Vegetables


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This comprehensive work discusses those factors which contribute to the overall quality of the major vegetables grown in North America for the fresh market as well as methods for storing and preserving these crops. The qualities which determine the suitability of a crop for processing is also discussed since the majority of vegetables, with the exception of lettuce and celery, are processed for the retail market. The selection of vegetables is based on their economic importance although several others are included for completion.