Jeepers Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 It's a good time of the year to check out library books on canning. I went to mine last Tuesday and all of theirs were on the shelf. I got all 9 of them and am going to go through them this weekend. Some of the pictures in them are beautiful. I might go to another branch tomorrow and pick up a couple that mine didn't have. I'm going to be out anyway. Another thing to check off of my 'to-do' list I've been putting off; getting my canning recipes all in order, printed out and put in a binder. Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 My first thought when I saw the title of the post was "No. I don't think canning books is USDA approved." Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 As my granny usta say, "Don't go by what I say but what I mean." Quote Link to comment
Canned Nerd Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I would just say to be wary of any of the older books (pre-90's). Awhile back I got a newer book "Canning for a New Generation" by Liana Krissoff because I wanted to see how off she was from following the standard rules (hmmm, curiosity killed the cat). For myself only, since I'm an old fart and alone, I'm willing to soften the rules a little to try something new, but there are still items I would prefer to ignore. Others are okay. I personally wouldn't recommend it to the newbie but someone who truly knows safe from not should find it interesting. Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) I use Ball's and Setting Food By...by choice. ps...if you're buying them, I'd think having a collection would be very interesting. You could compare what "used to be done" with what is "now done"....and what the differences are. Edited January 2, 2015 by The WE2's Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 VERY true Canned Nerd...from one old fart to another! The dates of the book must be checked along with common sense. It is absolutely appalling the canning books being put out there today. Especially the E-books! I picked up a few more today at another library branch. I plan to go through them all this weekend to see if there is something I’ve missed out on. I just checked and Canning For a New Generation is at my library now. It must have been checked out when I was there. I LOVE our library system.All of the ones I got are all from the 2000's:Ball Complete Book Of Home Preserving 2006Blue Ribbon Country Canning 2013Can It! 2012Canning & Preserving 2014Canning And Preserving For Dummies 2009Canning And Preserving Your Own Harvest 2009Canning And Preserving 2010Complete Idiot’s Guide to Preserving Food 2009Everything Canning And Preserving 2009How To Store Your Own Home-Grown Produce 2010Idiot’s Guide To Canning & Preserving 2014Joy Of Cooking All About Canning & Preserving 2002Preserve It 2010Put ‘Em Up 2010Saving The Season 2013So Easy To Preserve 2006The Amish Canning Cookbook 2013Yes, You Can! 2011 Quote Link to comment
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