There are a lot of books about food preserving but what sets this book (and the first two of this series, "Preserving Meat, Dairy, and Eggs" and "Preserving Fruits, Nuts, and Seeds" is that each food and all of the methods for preserving that particular food are described in their own chapters.In Part I of this book it begins with vegetables and works it's way through each vegetable in alphabetical order. Then on to Grains and then Beans (legumes)...