The Beginner's Guide to Preserving Food at Home - Janet Chadwick [69]
Quick breakfasts. Make extra pancakes and waffles and tuck some away in the freezer to give you a few extra minutes on summer mornings to package tray-frozen foods. The kids can fix their own breakfast by warming the waffles and pancakes in the toaster and topping them with fresh fruit, preserves, and a little yogurt.
Ground beef. Cook several pounds of ground beef; divide it into several containers to be tossed quickly into sauces and quick casserole dishes that require cooked ground beef.
Quick desserts. If your family loves desserts, spring is the best time to freeze a few extra fruit breads, whole grain and fruit bars, cookies, and sheet cakes for busier times. Bake sheet cakes and divide in 4. Do not frost. These can be used later as single-layer cakes or double-layer birthday cakes (two sections), or served with fresh fruit and toppings.
Tray-freeze meats. Meatballs, meat patties, fried chicken, and similar foods can be tray-frozen and packed in plastic bags. At mealtimes, take out the number of servings needed.
Appendix: Handy Reference Charts
Preserving Equipment and Supplies
Allied Kenco
800-3556-5189
www.alliedkenco.com
Berry Hill Limited
800-668-3072
www.berryhilllimited.com
Canning Pantry
800-285-9044
www.canningpantry.com
CHEFS
800-884-2433
www.chefscataiog.com
Compact Appliance
800-297-6076
www.compactappliance.com
Cooking.com
800-663-8810
www.cooking.com
Creative Cookware
866-291-9199
www.creativecookware.com
Cumberland General Store
800-334-4640
www.cumberlandgeneral.com
E. D. Luce Prescription Packaging
562-802-0515
www.essentialsupplies.com
Everything Kitchens
866-852-4268
www.everythingkitchens.com
Excalibur Products
800-875-4254
www.excaliburdehydrator.com
Electrolux Home Products
800-374-4432
www.frigidaire.com
Goodman’s
888-333-4660
www.goodmans.net
Harvest Essentials
877-759-3758
www.harvestessentials.com
The Home Processor
770-535-7381
www.home-processor.com
Home Trends
888-815-0814
www.shophometrends.com
Homestead Harvest
877-300-3427
www.homesteadharvest.com
Jarden Home Brands
800-240-3340
www.freshpreserving.com
Kitchen Krafts
800-298-5389
www.kitchenkrafts.com
Kitchen Etc.
800-571-6316
www.kitchenetc.com
L.E.M. Products, Inc.
877-536-7763
www.lemproducts.com
Lehman’s
877-438-5346
www.lehmans.com
Lemra Products
860-774-7024
www.lemraproducts.com
MacManiman Inc.
800-609-2160
www.dryit.com
The Mending Shed
800-339-9297
www.mendingshed.com
Nesco
800-288-4545
www.nesco.com
Pleasant Hill Grain
800-321-1073
www.pleasanthillgrain.com
Polsteins Home and Beyond
877-880-8877
www.homeandbeyond.com
Red Hill General Store
800-251-8824
www.redhillgeneraistore.com
Refrigerators, Freezers, & More
800-632-3142
www.refrigerators-freezers.com
SKS Bottle and Packaging, Inc.
518-880-6980 Ext. 1
www.sks-bottle.com
Sunburst Bottle Company
916-929-4500
www.sunburstbottle.com
US Appliance
877-628-9913
www.us-appliance.com
The Vermont Country Store
802-362-8460
www.vermontcountrystore.com
Williams-Sonoma
877-812-6235
www.williams-sonoma.com
INDEX
Page references in bold indicate charts; page references in italics indicate illustrations.
A
acid, for preserves, 162
acid foods, canning, 54
acidic foods, pot metals and, 13
antioxidants, 97
apple juice, 102–3
apple peeler, 10, 10
apples, 99–103
Basic Apple Jelly, 177
drying slices of, 99–100
freezing slices of, 10
fruit leather from, 101–2
Oven-Baked Apple Butter, 179
root cellaring of, 99
tips for, 101
applesauce
canning, 102
freezing, 101
tips for, 18, 101
appliances, 4–14
expensive, 4–7, 13–14
food processors, 2, 6–7, 7
indispensable, 13–14
tips for, 33
apricots, 103–5
drying halves of, 103–4
freezing halves of, 104
fruit leather from, 104–5
raw-pack canning, 105
ascorbic acid, drying process and, 43, 97
asparagus, 60–61
cooking tip for, 61
freezing, standard, 61
freezing in boilable bags, 60
B
Baked Beans, 198–99
bean recipes
Baked Beans, 198–99
Dilly Beans, 146
Dutch-Style Green Beans, 209
beans,