The Beginner's Guide to Preserving Food at Home - Janet Chadwick [0]
Janet Chadwick
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Cover and interior decorative illustrations by © Kate Quinby, Croak & Hum
How-to illustrations by Elayne Sears
Expert reader: Elizabeth L. Andress, Extension Food Safety Specialist Director, National
Center for Home Food Preservation Department of Foods and Nutrition
Indexed by Christine R. Lindemer, Boston Road Communications
© 2009 by Janet Chadwick
Recipe on page 140 was previously published in Keeping the Harvest, by Nancy Chioffi and
Gretchen Mead (Storey Publishing).
Recipe on page 157 was previously published in Weekend!, by Edith Stovel and Pamela
Wakefield (Storey Publishing).
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Chadwick, Janet, 1933–
The beginner’s guide to preserving food at home / by Janet Bachand Chadwick.
p. cm.
Previous ed. published under title: Busy person’s guide to preserving food, 1995.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-60342-145-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Food–Preservation. I. Chadwick, Janet, 1933–
Busy person’s guide to preserving food. II. Title.
TX601.C43 2009
641.4—dc22
2009006688
Contents
The Busy Person’s Dilemma
Choosing Equipment
Tips, Hints, and Other Shortcuts
Basic Techniques for Preserving Food.
Preserving Vegetables
Preserving Fruits
Preserving Herbs
Pickles, Relishes, Sauerkraut, and Sauces
Jams, Jellies, Preserves, and Marmalades
Troubleshooting
Quick Harvest Meals
Appendix: Handy Reference Charts.
Preserving Equipment and Supplies
Index
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Louellan Wasson, home economist, for her technical editing and moral support throughout the writing of this book. Many others deserve thanks, too: Andrea Chesman, my editor, who had the original idea for this book; Mary Clark of Garden Way, for obtaining many new items of food processing equipment for me to test; Moulinex and General Electric companies, in particular Mr. Ted Miller of General Electric Co., for making available to me food processors for testing; Lynn Liberty of Garden Way Living Center, for her never-failing support; Win Way, University of Vermont Extension Agronomist, for his educated palate; and Elayne Sears for her descriptive illustrations.
Last but not least, I’d like to thank my family, especially my husband, Raymond, for taking on extra gardening chores to help make this book possible, and to my daughter, Kim, for her all-around help.
For this revised edition, the publishers thank Elizabeth L. Andress, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Food Safety Specialist Director at the National Center for Home Food Preservation at the University of Georgia. Her thorough review of the book was invaluable. And thanks,