Every summer, my family and I like to make our own dill pickles. We have a whole assembly line of us each doing different duties. My cousin and I tend to peel the garlic together, which arguably is the worst job. I remember one year, we didn’t have enough cucumbers to fill all the jars that we had accumulated. My uncle told me “Well what do you want to put in it?” My husband immediately chipped in with all kinds of vegetables, but I was flabbergasted. I honestly never really expanded from cucumbers and garlic, even though I use pickled “things” all the time while I cook. It’s something I’ve always wanted to experiment with – learning how to can, pickle, or preserve food.
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There are so many cookbooks about different ways of preserving food! With these cookbooks, I know I will be able to experiment with all kinds of foods and learn how to preserve myself!
Canning and Preserving for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Water Bath and Pressure Canning
The Canning and Preserving for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Water Bath and Pressure Canning cookbook includes 101 easy and traditional recipes for more healthy and sustainable living. I love that this cookbook emphasizes how fun canning is for the family. Not only that, but it also includes knowledge on how to extend the lifespan of nutrient-rich foods before they go bad!
Prepper’s Canning Cookbook: A Beginners Guide on How To Can, Jar, Preserve, Pickle, Ferment, and Freeze Foods (Preserving Recipes, Tools and Techniques)
I really enjoy the cover of Prepper’s Canning Cookbook: A Beginners Guide on How To Can, Jar, Preserve, Pickle, Ferment, and Freeze Foods (Preserving Recipes, Tools and Techniques). Don’t worry, I’m not a doomsday prepper, but I do think that learning these techniques are incredibly useful. You never know when a natural disaster will hit or any event where going to the grocery store isn’t readily available. There are so many cool ways of preserving food that are addressed in this cookbook!
Fermenting: A Guide of Succulent Fermenting Recipes of Meat Products, Kimchi and Sourdough
I am a huge fan of kimchi and other fermented foods. I am thrilled to look through Fermenting: A Guide of Succulent Fermenting Recipes of Meat Products, Kimchi and Sourdough cookbook. Did you know you can also ferment meat? There are many ways of fermenting that will enhance future dishes! This cookbook not only goes through the various techniques, but has different recipes that you can use your amazing fermented items in.
The Complete Pressure Canning Guide: Over 250 Easy and Delicious Canning Fruit, Vegetables, Meats Recipes in a Jar, and More
I’ve always wanted to make my own salsa in bulk, especially after my last harvest of Roma tomatoes in fall. With the cookbook The Complete Pressure Canning Guide: Over 250 Easy and Delicious Canning Fruit, Vegetables, Meats Recipes in a Jar, and More there are so many amazing recipes, including salsa. Can you imagine 250 recipes just for preserving? They’ve even divided into breakfast, lunch, dessert, fillings, jams, and much more!
Canning and Preserving Food for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Water Bath and Pressure Canning, Fermenting, and Preserving Food at Home with Easy Recipes
If you’re new to canning and preserving, the Canning and Preserving Food for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Water Bath and Pressure Canning, Fermenting, and Preserving Food at Home with Easy Recipes cookbook is a great option. It isn’t too big or overwhelming and they start you off with the basics. Some of my favorites are the various salsa recipes, jams, and soups – delicious! Perfect for camping or a lazy day.
CANNING AND PRESERVING FOR BEGINNERS: A Step-By-Step Guide On How To Can Fruits, Meats, Vegetables, Jams , And Jellies. Eat Healthier With 200 … And 20 Mouth-Watering Italian Preserves
Again, I really enjoy the cover of CANNING AND PRESERVING FOR BEGINNERS: A Step-By-Step Guide On How To Can Fruits, Meats, Vegetables, Jams , And Jellies. Eat Healthier With 200 … And 20 Mouth-Watering Italian Preserves cookbook. If you’re like me and have a garden full of vegetables that you need to preserve, this is your cookbook. And a bonus is that this cookbook has a whole section on Italian recipes like sauces and soups. You can even learn how to ferment and preserve your own wine! This cookbook has almost everything covered.
The Complete Guide to Pickling: Pickle and Ferment Everything Your Garden or Market Has to Offer
I am dying to peek through The Complete Guide to Pickling: Pickle and Ferment Everything Your Garden or Market Has to Offer cookbook. The recipes include quick pickles, how to pickle, fermenting, sweets, etc. My best loved section are the relishes and hot sauces. It has been a dream of mine to make my own hot sauce. Now I can be inspired and do everything correctly. Who knows, you might see some of my hot sauce in your local grocery store 5 years down the road!
CANNING AND PRESERVING COOKBOOK: 50 Simple and Essential Homemade Canning Recipes for Beginners
There are plenty of “just starting out” cookbooks, but I really enjoy the CANNING AND PRESERVING COOKBOOK: 50 Simple and Essential Homemade Canning Recipes for Beginners. This cookbook slowly dips your toes into the water as you experiment with canning and preserving. For jams, they start with apple sauce and berry jams, but move forward into a chili apricot jam. This will help inspire you to make your own delectable creations and try preserving!
Your options are endless when learning how to can, pickle, ferment, preserve, etc. Trust me when I say that this is a very fun family activity. If you have a garden, learning how to save food for later is going to come in handy, especially after the last harvest! What are some recipes you would like to learn or thoroughly enjoy from preserving?
~Kaiti
