The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving: Over 300 Recipes to Use Year-Round
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Manufacturer: Firefly Books
Publisher: Firefly Books
Author: Ellie Topp, Margaret Howard
The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving: Over 300 Recipes to Use Year-Round Description
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.4
EAN: 9781554072569
ISBN: 1554072565
Label: Firefly Books
Manufacturer: Firefly Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 376
Publication Date: 2007-03-16
Publisher: Firefly Books
Studio: Firefly Books
Editorial Review of The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving: Over 300 Recipes to Use Year-Round
The easiest and safest methods for making delectable preserves in small batches -- all year long.
"Takes the pressure off cooks who don't have much time... but still want to savor the season's bounty."
-Chicago Tribune (Review of the prior edition)
The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving takes the guesswork out of home preserving. Both beginners and pros can make the most of fresh fruits and vegetables when these are readily available and inexpensive. Because these recipes require a minimum of time and fuss, home cooks will enjoy creating the preserves almost as much as everyone will enjoy tasting them.
Included are both traditional and new recipes. Detailed instructions provide the safest and latest processing methods. Some recipes are suitable for microwaves. A brand new chapter features freezer preserving as an alternative to the traditional methods. The more than 300 enticing recipes include:
- Jams, jellies and low-sugar spreads
- Conserves, butters and curds
- Pickles, relishes and chutneys
- Salsas, mustards and marinades
- Flavored oils
- Dessert sauces, syrups and liqueurs.
With delectable recipes and professional tips, The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving is the ideal guide for anyone who craves home-made preserves but doesn't want to spend all day in the kitchen.
(20070523)Customer Reviews of The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving: Over 300 Recipes to Use Year-Round
Review Summary: I LOVE THIS BOOK
Review: I checked this out from the library rather than ordering it initially because of the mixed reviews. I have loved it so much I kept renewing and finally had to order a copy because I couldn't bear to part with it. This weekend I made the blueberry spiced honey jam and it is FABULOUS! Same for the red onion relish, the jalapeno mint jelly, the pasta sauce....everything I've tried has been a hit. There's an Indonesian Satay Sauce that I'll be making as soon as my own book shows up. I haven't even gotten to the section on freezing!
Quantities are small, but it's simple to double or triple a favorite recipe. One of my favorite parts of the book is the final chapter which has recipes for using some of the more unusual items.
If you're looking for traditional canning recipes, there are probably better books out there, but if you're looking for the unusual in quantities that are manageable, this is a great book!!!
One other thing you may wish to know: all the canning recipes are for water-bath canning, so you won't be disappointed to find out that all the recipes you want to make call for a pressure canner.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Canning Recipes
Review: This book is a great idea but not very well executed. The recipes are smaller which is nice but I was disappointed that many of them are supposed to be stored in the refrigerator. That's leftovers NOT food preservation. There are several better books out there--The new Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving is absolutely the best and most reliable book and has many small batch recipes included. If you can find copies of Sunset Home Canning (1993), The Food Lover's Guide to Canning (1997) or Canning by Sue and Bill Deeming (1983) you will have a wealth of reliable, creative canning recipes.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Don't listen to negatives
Review: I've been canning for years. Yes, some of the recipes you definitely have to use your head (like the strawberry one). I've made over half of the recipes in the book and liked them all. Those that weren't entirely what I expected--they just got named something else. If you want to try your hand at preserving and don't want bushels of stuff in your kitchen--get this book!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Big ideas, small appetite
Review: This book is great for those of us with grandious ideas of canning, but little time, little kitchen, little household. Some unique recipes. Only wish there were a few more of teh old "standbys".
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Throw This Book Out
Review: I have been canning for 20 years. Since the children are grown I wanted to get a book where I could make small batches and try different receipes. The first thing I have tried out of this book is the strawberry jam. I was very leary of the receipe. It called for letting the strawberry sit for 8 hours in sugar, then boiling then waiting another 24 hours. So I tried it and what I got was a surpy mess. It is not jam, it is not a consume, it is basically strawberry syrup. I should have trusted my gut and stuck to my old stand by. I will end up throwing this out and starting over using the standard pectin.
This book is going straight in the garbage can.