5.0 out of 5 based on 2 reviews. – Customer review on 23/09/2011

For all the vegetable gardeners facing baskets overflowing with bright tomatoes, and for all the dedicated farmers' market fans and CSA members, "The Beginner's Guide to Preserving Food at Home" has the simple solutions that turn overwhelming bounty into neatly canned tomatoes, jars of jams and jellies, and crispy-tart relishes and pickles. Organized in a friendly, food-by-food format, readers will find freezing, drying, canning, and storing instructions for each vegetable, fruit, and herb. In many cases, several ways to freeze or can a food are described, and there are often other preserving suggestions as well, such as making juice or fruit leather. Everything is written with busy people in mind: these are the quickest, most efficient methods for preserving summer's bounty. Up-to-date information and clear, step-by-step instructions show even absolute beginners the way to a fully stocked pantry.

5.0 out of 5 based on 2 reviews. – Customer review on 07/07/2011

Wow, this is a really comprehensive guide to all types of preserving, rather than just the usual jams, relishes and chutneys. It includes preparing your fruit and vegies for storage in a root cellar, drying, or freezing. There are great chapters where it lists vegetables, fruits and herbs with several methods for preserving each; it says which method is the fastest and which is the best or produces the best result. There is also a range of yummy sounding recipes that I look forward to trying. It is an American book so the recipe weights are in pounds for most of the fruit/vegetables and cups/spoons for the other ingredients.
I would recommend this to beginners for sure and it is also a book you would continue to refer to. Well worth the purchase!