The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving: Over 300 Recipes to Use Year-Round

This book is only condiments. Many ingreedients you need to buy in the grocery store, not pluck out of a garden. It aludes to canning, but many of the recipies are just kept in a jar in the fridge, not canned.

Easy to read recipes, use items on hand, very interesting recipes. Got mine for a Christmas gift and now I am keeping it for myself, can't wait to try many of the goodies.

This is one of my favorite cookbooks. The recipes are very easy and it contains more useful recipes than any other cookbook I have except Betty Crocker. From salsas to conserves to chutneys to marmalades, this book is just excellent. I've loved every recipe I've tried!

I am not a "canner" -- putting up 40 quarts of plain green beans just doesn't do it for me -- but I am intrigued by unusual recipes that make good use of my harvest and this book delivers in that regard. Sure, it's not the canning bible that details the process ad naseam, but you can find that info in many other (even free) places, and true, some recipes call for refrigeration or consumption within the week, but those recipes... Read Full Review

This is an outstanding source of recipes for people who want to experiment with preserving and making their own condiments. I disagree that it's not a true "preserving" cookbook, but I will say this: if you are looking for a book with 500+ "canning" recipes this may not be your book. Also, I would caution those without a lot of preserving (or canning, for that matter) experience; the recipes work, but the cook needs to be... Read Full Review