Canning and Preserving for Beginners: The Essential Canning Recipes and Canning Supplies Guide

by John Chatham

"Whether you are a local food movement enthusiast or just starting out on the food preservation journey, this is the resource to have."—Eric, reader

Canning and preserving is a great solution to always having local, seasonal, and budget-friendly food in your kitchen. But unless you learned how to do it in your grandmother's kitchen, it can be difficult—not to mention dangerous—to know where to start. Canning & Preserving for Beginners explains the process of home canning with step-by-step directions and easy, flavorful canning recipes. Experience how enjoyable and delicious it can be to eat seasonally with this simple and straightforward reference.

Canning & Preserving for Beginners will help you quickly become an expert in home canning

70 Easy Recipes for canning and preserving the perfect pickles, relishes, jams and jellies throughout the yearStep-by-Step Guidelines for canning techniques, such as water bath canning and pressure canningTips and Tricks saving time and safely canning your favorite fruits and vegetablesCanning recipes Classic Dill Pickles, Pickled Green Beans, Strawberry Jam, Apple Butter, Onion Relish, Mango Salsa, Honey-Pear Jelly, Light Blueberry-Almond Fruit Spread, Carrots, Asparagus Spears, Chili con Carne, Vegetable Soup, and much more!

"...filled with clear and easy to follow information and tried and tested recipes that will put your canning nerves at ease. "—Maria Slavik, Sweet Domesticity Blog

Genres: Cooking, Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Reference

166 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 16, 2013

Reviews

[Kristi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for beginners like myself! Will be trying out some of the recipes this summer!

[Twinkletoes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great for beginners and those like myself that have preserved for a little while but aren't experts. It has very helpful tips and recipes with photos. It also gives a bit of a history lesson on the benefits of preserving your own foods. Freezing, water bathing, pressure canning and blanching certain foods. What foods should be frozen and what shouldn't and same with the other two methods. Very helpful book.
I got a free copy from netgalley for reviews and my opinions are my own.

[Lisa Haynes]

I read this book as a beginning preserver. Once COVID hit, I decided to ensure that I could eat healthy in the event of another disaster. These easy to read book gave me all the tools and guidance to produce an amazing canning cabinet.

If you want to know everything in a simplistic way, read this book

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiring

Information on both water bath and pressure canning, recipes, altitude charts. Confidence-building chapters filled with reasons for home canning. Sounds like a lot of work but rewarding.

[michelle yates · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comprehensive

Very good book to have on hand. Lots of canning information and recipes. Good book for the price. Do wish they gave fruit measurements in pounds not cups though.

[Maren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good beginner resource

[Ashley Salsburry · Rating 5 out of 5]

First book I've read on this subject so not sure how it compares to others, but it taught me a lot!

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am curious about canning and serious about giving it a try. This was a highly rated book for beginners that I purchased based on those reviews. Upon receiving it, I read it--skimming the recipes, but lingering on the explanations of the canning process. I feel like I have a good basic understanding of the canning process, both water bath and pressure canning. The recipes are pretty basic, but that's what I was looking for. There are plenty that I am eager to try, and from the clear and concise explanations in this book, I'm confident enough to get started. I did find a couple of copy/paste typos in the recipes--for example, one recipe says to simmer until sugar and salt are dissolved, but there is no sugar in the recipe, only salt.

[Judy Foltz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great canning book.

I love the recipes in this book. I can't wait to start canning!! I am waiting for the fruits and vegetables to grow so they can be picked for canning.

[Violet · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book for beginners. Easy to follow instructions and some good recipes to start out with. Before you know it you'll be hooked on home canning and expanding your recipe files. Enjoy!