The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest: How to Can, Freeze, Dehydrate, and Ferment Your Garden's Goodness

Preserving food can be one of the most intimidating aspects of homesteading and cooking. Luckily, no one makes it as easy and as much fun as farm-girl-in-the-making Ann Acetta-Scott. For a beginner new to the world of preserving, the ideal tool is a detailed reference guide, and in The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest, Ann covers all the basics on canning, dehydrating, freezing, fermenting, curing, and smoking, including how to select and use the right tools for each method. This guide takes home preservers through the beginning, moderate, and advanced stages of preserving. Newcomers can start with a simple jam and jelly recipe using a hot water bath canner, while others may be advanced enough to have mastered the pressure canner and are ready to move onto curing and smoking meat and fish. With more than 30 delicious and healthy recipesand Ann's expertise and encouragement, the home preserver will build confidence in the most common methods of preserving.

Author: Ann Accetta-Scott
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 05/01/2019
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781493036646
ISBN10: 1493036645
BISAC Categories:
- Gardening | Vegetables
- House & Home | Do-It-Yourself | General
- House & Home | Sustainable Living

About the Author
Ann Accetta-Scott is a homesteader and blogger of "A Farm Girl in the Making." She teaches classes in how to grow and preserve food. Ann and her family reside in the Puget Sound area of the State of Washington.