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Book Reviews of Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving
Book Review: Hands down, the best canning book
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been canning for over 20 years, and without a doubt, this book provides the best instruction on how to can properly. This is important if you want to successfully can, and enjoy the food you can.
First: you are provided with numerous methods on how to can, water bath and pressure cooker for instance.
Second: you are provided with chart of what type of processing works best for which type of food (main ingredient in your canning).
Third: you are provided with a chart on how long to process each type of food, and better still, they have not forgotten that people are not at the same elevation across the country. As someone who started canning in Iowa and then moved to Colorado, this book makes all the difference.
Fourth: you are provided with clear, easy to follow recipes (many of these have been around for generations).
Fifth: the final products taste good! I gladly share the canned products with friends and family. Many items end up as birthday or Christmas presents.
Whether you are a novice, experienced, or somewhere in between to canning, this is a must have book.
Book Review: This is "THE" book
Summary: 5 Stars
I just started this wonderful world of canning and preserving and as I surfed the internet for information everyone kept saying that the Ball Blue Book was "THE" best source for canning info. I ordered it and I understand why it is such an important resource. It has excellent, up-to-date information about canning and includes explanations of why you have to follow the steps exactly. It has a trouble shooting section and has beautiful pictures and illustrations. It's not a very thick book but it's chock-full of recipes for everything from berries to fruits and vegetables. It includes jams, jellies, sauces, salsa and preserves. It has a section for people with special diets and my diabetic father-in-law really liked and appreciated the reduced-sugar recipe for strawberry jam. The only flop of a recipe I tried to make was a pineapple jam recipe that did not call for pectin - I was stirring for a very long time.... Just a quick note that I learned AFTER: pineapple contains a natural enzyme that prevents it from jelling... : ) Otherwise, I would highly recommend this book for both beginner and experienced canners.Book Review: The Definitive Guide for Canning
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are either interested in learning about canning, or you are already an expert, this book is the one you will want to own. If you are a returning "canner", you will want to upgrade your canning book to this one. We had a Blue Book from the 1980's. When I saw this book, I debated on whether I should buy this book or not. I am glad I did. The technology and information about canning has progressed a bit in the last almost 20 years. For example, the use of parafin wax for canning in the 1980's Blue Book was eliminated in the new one as I guess it was later discovered to be an unhealthy method of canning. I would recommend this book to anyone who has an older Blue Book.Book Review: The bible of canning
Summary: 5 Stars
Wonderful! I am a beginner at canning. I wanted a comprehensive book that gave me exact details on how to can safely and properly. After researching the topic a bit on the web, this looked like the best option. I canned a ton of tomatoes this past summer with the aid of this book. I just popped open my first jar to cook with and they are perfect!
I highly recommend this book. It's short, easy to understand, up to date with all of today's canning procedures. You will be very well equppiped to safely can at home when you follow this guide. It has some basic recipes to start of with if you want to go past just canning one veggie or fruit at a time.
Book Review: THE bible of canning & freezing fruit, vegetables, jams, etc
Summary: 5 Stars
A must-have book if you want to can, freeze, make jam, applesauce, pickles, etc., whether you have an expensive pressure canner or a simple large pot. My grandmother had a copy of this book when I was a child. The recipes are simple and tested by generations. The instructions are clear and use standard kitchen supplies. There is also a nice section that explains how water bath canning works and how to do it right. With this book and a nearby pick-your-own farm (I find them at www.pickyourown.org) you can get the fruit inexpensively then make your own jam, preserves, applesauce, etc without chemicals or preservatives.