Growing and Canning Your Own Food

Jackie Clay's much anticipated canning book is full of more tried-and-true canning recipes than you'll know what to do with.Jackie offers her treasure trove of advice for growing everything from blueberries and squash to raising poultry and meat.The book also includes step-by-step water bath and pressure canning directions and recipes for keeping your pantry stocked with the best-tasting food you'll ever eat. Title page......Page 3 Copyright page......Page 14 Introduction......Page 15 Gardening basics......Page 17 Canning supplies......Page 19 Canning basics and safety......Page 25 Growing fruit......Page 59 Home canning high acid foods......Page 73 Growing and canning tomatoes......Page 120 Pickles, relishes, sauces, and salsas......Page 130 Growing and canning vegetables......Page 158 Raising and canning meats......Page 206 Meals-in-a-jar......Page 222 Canning dairy products......Page 232 Recipes for using home-canned foods......Page 234 About the author......Page 258 Appendix......Page 259 Back cover......Page 260