Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying, Cold Storage, and Lactic Fermentation

With over 250 delicious easy recipes, this canning and preserving cookbook offers techniques to store fruits and vegetables all year round without compromising their nutritional qualities. “The methods here [will] inspire us with their resourcefulness, their promise of goodness, and with the idea that we can eat well year around.”—from the foreword by Deborah Madison Over 100,00 copies sold! This essential guide to eating healthy food throughout the seasons introduces readers to traditional but little-known French techniques for storing and preserving edibles in ways that maximize flavor and nutrition without freezing or boiling first. These superior methods are accessible for “kitchen gardeners” of all experience levels and are less costly and more energy efficient. Inside, you’ll learn how to: • Preserve without nutrient loss • Preserve by drying • Preserve with oil, vinegar, salt, and sugar • Make sweet-and-sour preserves • Preserve with alcohol With more than 250 recipes from contributors around the world accompanied by anecdotes and history, this comprehensive canning book is a must-read for those who seek healthy food for a healthy world. "The methods here may well inspire us with their resourcefulness, their promise of goodness, and with the idea that we can eat well year round."—Eliot Coleman, author of The New Organic Grower
ASIN: 1933392592
VSKU: BVV.1933392592.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante|Coleman, Eliot|Madison, Deborah
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.