The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest: How to Can, Freeze, Dehydrate, and Ferment Your Garden's Goodness

by Ann Accetta-Scott

Overview

Preserving food can be one of the most intimidating aspects of homesteading and cooking. Luckily, no one makes it as easy and as much fun as farm-girl-in-the-making Ann Acetta-Scott. For a beginner new to the world of preserving, the ideal tool is a detailed reference guide, and in The Farm Girl’s Guide to Preserving the Harvest, Ann covers all the basics on canning, dehydrating, freezing, fermenting, curing, and smoking, including how to select and use the right tools for each method.

This guide takes home preservers through the beginning, moderate, and advanced stages of preserving. Newcomers can start with a simple jam and jelly recipe using a hot water bath canner, while others may be advanced enough to have mastered the pressure canner and are ready to move onto curing and smoking meat and fish.



With more than 30 delicious and healthy recipesand Ann's expertise and encouragement, the home preserver will build confidence in the most common methods of preserving.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493036646
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	159,563
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ann Accetta-Scott is a homesteader and blogger of "A Farm Girl in the Making." She teaches classes in how to grow and preserve food. Ann and her family reside in the Puget Sound area of the State of Washington.

Table of Contents

Foreword Joel Salatin vii

Introduction 1

1 Where to Start? 7

2 Let's Talk Water Canning 43

3 Let's Take the Pressure Off Pressure 79

4 Dehydrating Everything Good 111

5 The Art of Curing and Smoking Meat An 149

6 The Basics of Fermentation 171

7 Root Cellar and Cold Storage 207

8 Freezing and Freeze-Drying 217

Afterword 233

Acknowledgements 235

Resources 237

Index 241

Editorial Reviews

There's no other food preservation book you need when it comes down to preserving the harvest on the farm. This book is inspiring and packed full of information, whether you're a seasoned canner, or a new fermenter. Everyone can learn something new from The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest!”

—AMY FEWELL, founder, Homesteaders of America and The Fewell Homestead, blogger at www.thefewellhomestead.com, author of The Homesteader's Herbal Companion and The Homesteader's Natural Chicken Keeper Handbook

Amy K. Fewell

"Not only does Ann possess a wealth of knowledge on a huge variety of topics, she is charming, relatable, and fun“The Farm Girl’s Guide to Preserving the Harvest is the quintessential book and guide for all-things preserving. Throughout the well-designed pages, Ann teaches you how to can, dehydrate, freeze, cure, smoke, and even ferment. Her easy no-nonsense delivery of information in charts, sidebars, and easy-to-implement recipes with gorgeous photos is a must-have on your homestead or in your urban kitchen.”

—STACY LYN HARRIS, co-host of "The Sporting Chef" and "Rural Heritage,” founder, Game and Garden, blogger at www.gameandgarden.com, author of Tracking the Outdoors In and Stacy Lyn's Harvest Cookbook

“Ann is passionate about home food preservation, and her enthusiasm shines through in The Farm Girl’s Guide to Preserving the Harvest. This book covers a range of techniques to encourage and inspire both new and experienced food preservers. She shares her journey from military brat to avid homesteader, encouraging readers to ‘become their own grocery store.’ Preservation techniques covered in the book include water bath, steam and pressure canning; dehydrating and freeze drying; curing and smoking meat and fish; fermentation; root cellaring and freezing. Dive in and enjoy the peace of mind that begins with a well-stocked pantry.”

—LAURIE NEWMAN, founder, Common Sense Home, blogger at www.commonsensehome.com

“Books on canning and preserving are a dime-a-dozen, but from the very first page, I could tell this one was different. Rather than approaching the topic with the usual textbook formality, Ann brings a human touch to the subject and makes me feel like I’m in her kitchen chatting about preservation methods over a cup of tea. From canning to root cellaring and everything in between, I will wholeheartedly be recommending The Farm Girl’s Guide to Preserving the Harvest to anyone ready to start taking charge of their food supply and preserving their harvest.”

—JILL WINGER, founder, The Prairie Homestead, blogger at www.theprairiehomestead.com, author of The Prairie Homestead Cookbook

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