The Ultimate Guide to Preserving Vegetables: Canning, Pickling, Fermenting, Dehydrating and Freezing Your Favorite Fresh Produce

by Angi Schneider

Practical Methods & Recipes for Creating a Treasure Trove of Preserved Foods

When veggies are at their peak of the season, this preserving compendium covering nearly every vegetable is your one-stop source. Brimming with 100 recipes, beautiful full-page color images, step-by-step preservation methods and handy reference charts, this foolproof guide will help you master canning & pickling, fermenting, dehydrating and freezing the most common garden produce.

Angi Schneider is a master of preserving. She shares methods that emphasize simplicity yet keep the flavors exciting, and shares tips for working your preserved foods into your family’s regular meal plan so nothing goes to waste. A sampling of Angi’s everyday family-approved recipes featured in this book are:
• Canned Dilly Asparagus
• Fermented Corn Salsa
• Dried Asian Broccoli Crisps
• Frozen Carrot Top Pesto
• Dried Scalloped Potatoes
• Canned Marinara
• Dried Pumpkin Pie Roll Ups
• And so much more!

Angi guides you through the basics of each preservation method, then shares an A to Z guide to preserving common garden vegetables, from asparagus to zucchini and everything in between. Each veggie’s chapter includes Angi’s growing tips, a reference chart and at least one recipe for each preservation method starring that vegetable. Whether you want to become a more self-sufficient household, reduce food waste for a greener planet or make the most of the fresh produce you have on hand, see how easy and fun it is to fill your pantry with preserved foods your family will be excited to eat.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Food

320 pages, Paperback

Published June 2, 2020

Reviews

[Helena · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always try to get books like this from the library first, because there seems to be a lot of overlap and I only need so many preserving recipes. That said, I knew from reading Angi's blog over the years that there would probably ideas in this book I'd never considered before--and I was correct. There are lots of recipes for using parts of the vegetable that often get overlooked (Asian-Style Pickled Broccoli Stems, for example) that help stretch the food budget a bit as well as being tasty. I will definitely be adding a copy to my collection at some point soon--fall is gardening season here in Florida, and it would be nice to have this on hand as a reference when the veggies start coming in.

[Kristina Seleshanko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once you've been preserving a while, it can seem like there are no new preserving recipes out there...but this book surprised me! Not only does it give great basic how-tos on canning, dehydrating, fermenting, and freezing food, but it has some tips and recipes that are both refreshingly new AND safe. (Always use tested safe canning recipes.) I'm especially looking forward to trying dried asparagus crisps, beet and horseradish sauce, canned Asian-style broccoli stems, and canned spicey cauliflower with tumeric!

[(a)lyss(a) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting book on preserving vegetables.

This book breaks down how freezing, dehydrating, pickling, and fermenting preserve vegetables. The book is then broken down by vegetable so you can find ideas and recipes for each in one place. There's also information on herbs. The book shares best practices for different types of preserving each vegetable and then talks about how to do it.

It's fairly simple, but overall a nice find.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book briefly goes over the different ways of preserving food before moving into a list of common items you might grow in your garden/yard or pick up at the farmer’s market and explains how to preserve each one in many different ways. While it’s not entirely comprehensive, I appreciate that the author touches on plenty of common vegetables while mixing canning, fermenting, dehydrating, and freezing methods for food preservation.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book does a great job of guiding you through the planting and harvesting process with terrific tips to take care of any pest or mildew issues that may arise. Also balanced recommendations on how best to preserve be it canning, freezing, dehydrated or fermented. I did find several recipes I want to try, but the star of the show is the gardening parts.

[Dan Laubach · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books of all time. Amazingly informational. Wonderfully organized.

[Mira Horton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a comprehensive resource for pickling, preserving and dehydrating with many wonderful recies.