Preserving the Taste of Home: Countryman Know How for Growing and Enjoying Delicious Meals from Seed to Plate

Christine Denniss: I bought this book for my reference library. I'm on a preserving kick of my vegie garden.

Australia on Aug 27, 2023

Different Amazon Customer: I tried some of the canning recipes. Excellent results.

United States on May 24, 2023

gabriela moura: bom nível de conhecimentos e princípios para leigos.

Brazil on Mar 13, 2023

Shanbhag Household: This is the most comprehensive guide to food preservation. Covers all the techniques.

United States on Dec 06, 2022

Steven: If you are new to trying to preserve foods, this book is pretty great. I've tried the lacto-fermenting, and the dehydrating, and it's been a great first stepping stone into preserving more foods that aren't in the book. It's really helped me to understand a lot of techniques involved, that aren't always covered properly online.

Canada on Jul 14, 2022

Mariana U.: Útil para comprender los diferentes tipos de conservación de alimentos y que cuidar para lograrlo. Me gustaría que vinieran un poco más de parámetros más generales, como que alimentos pueden conservarse mejor de que manera, dependiendo de su ph, eso no me queda muy claro

Mexico on Jul 08, 2022

Heathered: Lots of good recipes and methods for preserving foods. Useful in these uncertain times!

United Kingdom on May 02, 2022

Darth_Huggles: This book is "Jam" packed with knowledge and recipes.

Bought this book to learn how to preserve some food, it is a great starting point. The text had plenty of easy recipes for beginners.

I found it lacking only 2 things:

1. The length of time the items store well. Some recipes had it buried in the text, others not at all. Probably some stupid FDA rule preventing this

2. I wish there was more Information on salt curing and long term meat storage. It has some but I would have enjoyed more.

Overall well worth the money and a good read.

United States on Oct 26, 2020

Wanda: I saw this book in a store, so I loaned it from the library. After paging through it, I loved how useful it seemed so I had to buy it! I've read it cover to cover twice now and it is a great resource for preserving almost any food! It's very easy to understand and its recipes are unique from any i ever had growing up! I love that's it's not just another canning book. It's a must have for any preservation lover like me!

A few things that I have noticed though is it is missing a some key bits of info in a few of the recipes. For example, the elderflower champagne does not say how much of the flowers is needed. Also I would wish that there was information on how to identify elderflowers. Also the ricotta cheese recipe calls for "3/4 citric acid dissolved in 2 Tbsp. cold water". It doesn't say how much citric acid is needed. These are just a couple of the editing errors I've picked out.

Leda Meredith wrote an easy to read, very useful book. Overall, I definitely recommend this book, but I look forward to a second addition that fixes these errors.

Useful note: I found the same recipe for elderflower champagne on a web site that lists the amount of elderflowers...

United States on Nov 18, 2015

Ellen Zachos: I hardly know where to start. This book is beautiful. Well organized, well laid out, well photographed. But that's not even the important stuff. This book is a must read for everyone interested in food preservation, from beginner to the experienced preserver. I put myself in the latter category and while I knew I'd enjoy reading it, I wondered how much I'd actually learn. Ms. Meredith sure showed me! I can't wait to try a few of her smoking and cheese-making techniques, not to mention the dehydrator jerky. I collect cookbooks and food preservation books and as I read this (from cover to cover) I thought to myself, "This is the new Ball Blue Book, only better." The thing that appeals to me most is that the author teaches us the methods, helps us understand them (why they work), and encourages us to make them our own. Sure, she gives us demonstration recipes for each technique, but love the idea of understanding why something works the way it does, then being able to tinker on my own. This is an essential book for anyone interested in food preservation. Essential.

United States on Sep 03, 2014