Canning, Freezing, Storing Garden Produce

About this eBook

Credits

Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

TX: Technology: Home economics

Subject

Vegetables -- Preservation -- United States

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 59977

Release Date

July 24, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Canning, Freezing, Storing Garden Produce
2. 2.Contents — PART 4 Home Food Preservation
3. 3.The Whys of Food Preservation — Heat Transfer — Fermentation — Drying
4. 4.How to Minimize Quality Losses — Handling Raw Foods — Canning — Headspace — Freezing — Drying — For Further Reading:
5. 5.Economics of Home Food Preservation, or Is Do-It-Yourself Back to Stay? — Time, Energy Costs — Cost of Home Food Preservation
6. 6.Beginner’s Guide to Home Canning — Low and High Acid Foods — Canning Jars — Work Fast — Packing Methods — Water Bath — Pressure Canner — After Processing — Label and Inventory
7. 7.A Primer on Home Freezing for the Beginner — What Freezing Does
8. 8.Pressure Canners, Vital for Low-Acid Foods — Fruit and Vegetable Acidity — How Food Is Heated — Pressure Canners — Effect of Altitude
9. 9.Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables — Altitude Corrections for Boiling Water Bath — Equipment — Selecting and Preparing — Processing Fruits — Processing Vegetables — Day-After Check — Look for Spoilage — How to Can Cut Green Beans [8] — How to Can Peaches [9]
10. 10.Freezing Your Garden’s Harvest — Packaging Material — Selecting and Preparing — Freezing and Storing — Thawing — How to Freeze Strawberries [11] — How to Freeze Green Peas [12] — For Further Reading:
11. 11.Jellies, Jams, Marmalades, Preserves — Jam and Jelly Equipment — Extraction — When It’s Done — If It Doesn’t Gel — How to Prevent Problems With Jellied Products — For Further Reading:
12. 12.Pickles, Relishes Add Zip and Zest — Ingredients — Equipment — Heat Treatment — Pickle Problems — For Further Reading:
13. 13.Wine Making (with a note on vinegar) — Making Red Wine — Sugar Correction Table — Clarifying — Making White Wine — Making Sweet Wine — Vinegar
14. 14.Home Drying of Fruits and Vegetables — Procedure — Steps in Drying Fruits and Vegetables — Pretreating — Drying — Conditioning and Storing
15. 15.Storage of Home-Preserved Foods — Home Frozen Foods — Don’t Open
16. 16.Storing Fresh Fruit and Vegetables — Root Crops — Tomatoes — Onions — Apples, Pears — Home Storage Chart — Other Fruit — For Further Reading:
17. 17.Resurgence of Community Canneries — Points to Consider — Major Costs — Regulations — Skills Needed — Hours, Fees
18. 18.Questions and Answers on Food Preservation
19. 19.Food Preservation Glossary
20. 20.Footnotes
21. 21.Transcriber’s Notes

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