Canning & Preserving for Dummies is a dynamic how-to-guide for this subject. It features both the various processes of canning food and includes 100 recipes to try. Authored by Karen Ward, a canning instructor, this must have reference helps novice canners avoid common pitfalls and excel at the canning and preserving process. She even offers helpful sections on drying and/or freeze fruits and vegetables. In this 238 page book, you'll learn how to:

• Know the acidity level of your food
• Pick and prepare fresh fruit
• Line your jars with liquid
• Create jams, jellies, and marmalades
• Preserve chutneys, relishes, and sauces
• Pickle vegetables
• Combine foods for convenience

Together with one of our superior Tomato Milling machines, you'll be canning and preserving in no time!
NEW: Second Edition!

Melissa's Great Book of Produce is a must have resource that everyone should use in addition to their regular cookbooks. Beautifully articulated descriptions along with helpful photographs and elegant contemporary layout really make this guide a stand out, worthwhile book. Whimsical and smart, Melissa writes about the grapefruit stating in one entry "wake-up acidity balances with subtle sweetness, as membranes release copious juice and give a gentle crunch." It is time to experiment with those unique fruits and vegetables we all too frequently pass by at the food store or fruit & veggie stand. This award winning food editor offers information on:

• How to select, store, peel, eat, and cook each food
• Traditional & folk names
• Nutritional information
• 100 recipes for dozens of fruits and vegetables!

This great guide makes a lovely table top book and a perfect accessory to our tomato milling machines.