This cookbook is practical, focusing on simple but effective concepts. It will follow the seasons, providing easy-to-follow, accurate and thorough information on preserving everything from asparagus to winter squashes. Canning, jamming and freezing techniques will be covered, from the most basic hot-packed fruit recipes to gorgeous, internationally flavoured chutneys and relishes. Providing both safe and detailed instructions, as well as step-by-step photography and over 200 recipes, this cookbook will be the new home-preserving bible.
Pat Crocker is the author of ten cookbooks and the creator of the Riversong Herbal Handbook series. She also writes for international magazines, newspapers and corporate clients. Her book The Vegan Cook's Bible won Best in the World in the health category in Périgueux, France, in 2009, and her The Juicing Bible won Best in the World in the nutrition category in 2000.