Foolproof PreservingFoolproof Preserving

Every home cook's essential step-by-step guide to canning and preserving 100 can't-fail sweet and savory recipes, from tried-and-true classics to modern updates.

The experts at America's Test Kitchen show you how to easily (and safely) make homemade everything—from fruity jams with beautiful summer berries to piquant pickles from raw vegetables of all kinds—with detailed tutorials, troubleshooting tips, equipment information, instruction on doubling batches, and insight into the science behind canning (How much salt should you use? What's the perfect preserving temperature?). No matter what season it is, which jars you have, or how much time you have, this book has something for everyone, beginner or expert.

• Sweet Jams & Jellies: Once you’ve turned out flawless favorites like Raspberry & Strawberry, try your hand at Blueberry Earl Grey Jam.
• Savory Jams & Chutneys: Start with classics like Caramelized Onion Jam and then make a delicious Apple Shallot Chutney to pair with a favorite dish.
• Vegetable Pickles: Simply cooked in a vinegar brine or long-fermented, every pickle is perfectly crisp.
• Fruit in Syrup: Enjoy jewel-like fruit, from bite-size to whole, in a syrup made of the perfect ratio of water to sugar.
• Tomatoes: Intensify their flavor through roasting or lock in summer sweetness with fresh tomato sauce.
  
  

Canning Books Are Hot
More and more people are canning and preserving at home for the satisfaction of tranforming raw height-of-season produce into jewel-like jars of jams, jellies, and condiments, or umami-packed pickles.

Step-by-Step Instruction
This is the first canning and preserving book from ATK; we take the mystery and fear away and provide detailed and illustrated instructions for every recipe.

Timelines for Every Recipe
It's helpful to have snapshot of the commitment involved in making the recipe—and when they're ready to eat.

Lots of Options for Both Beginner and Experienced Canners
There is a lot of interest in handcrafting small batches of fruits and vegetables. The emphasis in this book is on small batch canning (2- or 4-jar yields) with double-it options for all the 4 jar recipes.

Beautiful Package
Completely illustrated with step photos of the recipes in progress and an easy-to follow design.
Canning perfected the America's Test Kitchen way.

The art of preserving produce by canning and preserving has come full circle from grandmother's kitchen to a whole new generation now eager to learn it. This detailed guide to home preserving is perfect for novice canners and experts alike and offers more than 100 foolproof recipes across a wide range of categories, from sweet jams and jellies to savory jams, vegetables, condiments, pickles, whole fruits, and more. Let the experts at America's Test Kitchen show you how to do it right with detailed tutorials, troubleshooting tips, equipment information, and insight into the science behind canning.
Tested and approved by America's Test Kitchen, a detailed guide to home preserving, perfect for novice canners and experts alike, offers more than 100 foolproof recipes, from sweet jams to whole fruits, along with detailed tutorials, troubleshooting tips, equipment information and insight into the science behind canning. Original.
A detailed guide to home preserving offers more than one hundred recipes, from sweet jams to whole fruits, along with detailed tutorials, troubleshooting tips, equipment information, and insight into the science behind canning.