Heather S. reviewed The Complete Guide to Food Preservation: Step-by-step Instructions on How to Freeze, Dry, and Can and Preserve Food (Back-To-Basics) on + 18 more book reviews
I really enjoy the Back to Basics series by Atlantic Publishing Group (atlantic-pub.com) and reading The Complete Guide to Food Preservation continues the tradition.
As the title states, this book is to help instruct the reader on how to freeze, dry, can, smoke, juice and other ways to preserve food. As with most of the Back to Basics books, this one begins with a short history on the preservation of food. I really enjoy reading the history behind things, so I was happy it was included here.
Ms. Duea is detailed when it comes to each way of preserving food. For example, in the canning section, she has a glossery of canning terms, canning tools (with picture), and the different ways of canning such as hot pack v. raw pack, water bath canners and pressure canners. She goes into the pros and cons of each process. This is pretty much the same procedure throughout the book.
I also like that Ms. Duea included charts such as the vegetable harvesting guide, fruit harvesting guide, and troubleshooting problems and possible causes. There are a myriad of illustrations and recipes. Ms. Dueas book is a good start to those who are starting out in the preservation method. She gives detailed instructions and covers many of the different methods. I would recommend, though, if you are looking to for more in depth recipes and instructions, you may want to look for books that are dedicated to only that method, such as if you want to mostly dry foods, then you may want to check out "The Complete Guide to Drying Foods at Home: Everything You Need to Know about Preparing, Storing, and Consuming Dried Foods".
As the title states, this book is to help instruct the reader on how to freeze, dry, can, smoke, juice and other ways to preserve food. As with most of the Back to Basics books, this one begins with a short history on the preservation of food. I really enjoy reading the history behind things, so I was happy it was included here.
Ms. Duea is detailed when it comes to each way of preserving food. For example, in the canning section, she has a glossery of canning terms, canning tools (with picture), and the different ways of canning such as hot pack v. raw pack, water bath canners and pressure canners. She goes into the pros and cons of each process. This is pretty much the same procedure throughout the book.
I also like that Ms. Duea included charts such as the vegetable harvesting guide, fruit harvesting guide, and troubleshooting problems and possible causes. There are a myriad of illustrations and recipes. Ms. Dueas book is a good start to those who are starting out in the preservation method. She gives detailed instructions and covers many of the different methods. I would recommend, though, if you are looking to for more in depth recipes and instructions, you may want to look for books that are dedicated to only that method, such as if you want to mostly dry foods, then you may want to check out "The Complete Guide to Drying Foods at Home: Everything You Need to Know about Preparing, Storing, and Consuming Dried Foods".
Donna M. reviewed The Complete Guide to Food Preservation: Step-by-step Instructions on How to Freeze, Dry, and Can and Preserve Food (Back-To-Basics) on + 11 more book reviews
The Complete Guide to Food Preservation
Step-by-Step Instructions on How to freeze, dry, can, and Preserve Food
By Angela Williams Duea
Atlantic Publishing Group
www.atlantic-pub.com
In this book, Angela Williams Duea gives very detailed instructions on how to freeze, dry, can and preserve foods for future use. However, you will need to follow the directions exactly, and with some methods, you will have to buy supplies to prepare the foods properly. I chose to get this book simply because I wanted to learn how to freeze, and can food, that I grow every year. She (the author) has provided an in-depth look at different processes on preserving foods. It also explains that certain foods could spoil because of the changes they undergo. They explain many ways to prevent food poisoning and spoilage.
The book starts out by describing how people in the older days, tried different ways to preserve the little food they had, as not to starve over the winter. By following the instructions in the book, you can learn that storing foods is not as challenging as most think. Storing food can increase the amount of available food for less money. It also saves from losing the foods that you have worked all summer to grow. The book also explains when the best times for harvesting , and the best way to preserve the foods. The book goes on to explain the most common canning problems, how they occur, and how to avoid the issues, that come with canning. The book gives details on what to look for in preserved foods that can show signs of spoiling. The last part of the book gives recipes, as well as addresses and email addresses on where to buy the supplies that are needed for canning, safely.
I have to say that, in the end, I would recommend this book to everyone wanting to learn how to preserve and keep foods. The main idea of this book, was to teach any and all persons looking for different ways to keep the same foods different ways. I believe that anyone reading this book, can learn the art of preserving foods, successfully, as every page is covered in detailed information, explaining the process of canning, freezing, drying, and preserving foods.
Step-by-Step Instructions on How to freeze, dry, can, and Preserve Food
By Angela Williams Duea
Atlantic Publishing Group
www.atlantic-pub.com
In this book, Angela Williams Duea gives very detailed instructions on how to freeze, dry, can and preserve foods for future use. However, you will need to follow the directions exactly, and with some methods, you will have to buy supplies to prepare the foods properly. I chose to get this book simply because I wanted to learn how to freeze, and can food, that I grow every year. She (the author) has provided an in-depth look at different processes on preserving foods. It also explains that certain foods could spoil because of the changes they undergo. They explain many ways to prevent food poisoning and spoilage.
The book starts out by describing how people in the older days, tried different ways to preserve the little food they had, as not to starve over the winter. By following the instructions in the book, you can learn that storing foods is not as challenging as most think. Storing food can increase the amount of available food for less money. It also saves from losing the foods that you have worked all summer to grow. The book also explains when the best times for harvesting , and the best way to preserve the foods. The book goes on to explain the most common canning problems, how they occur, and how to avoid the issues, that come with canning. The book gives details on what to look for in preserved foods that can show signs of spoiling. The last part of the book gives recipes, as well as addresses and email addresses on where to buy the supplies that are needed for canning, safely.
I have to say that, in the end, I would recommend this book to everyone wanting to learn how to preserve and keep foods. The main idea of this book, was to teach any and all persons looking for different ways to keep the same foods different ways. I believe that anyone reading this book, can learn the art of preserving foods, successfully, as every page is covered in detailed information, explaining the process of canning, freezing, drying, and preserving foods.
