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"Dennis Edward" wrote:
I'm a relative newbie at gardening, although enjoying it. I've bought (too) many books, and had a couple of relatively successful years growing veggies and such. However, though the books go into a lot of detail on how to grow plants, their soil requirements, etc etc, they don't usually have a lot of info on what to do with the produce (yeah, I know -- "eat it"). I'm thinking of information on what parts of plants are edible (or poisonous), how you process it, how you store it, etc. Is there any online info that concentrates on this aspect of gardening? Or a good book that someone can recommend? 'Putting Food By' - I have a 1970's [bought in '73'] copy kicking around someplace & I still look at it once in a while. It covers freezing, canning, drying, making jams & preserves--- and what fruits/veggies are best suited for each. Hopefully there is a newer version out there-- but if not, you can probably find some copies on bookfinder.com. Jim |
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Jim Elbrecht wrote in message ... 'Putting Food By' - I have a 1970's [bought in '73'] copy kicking around someplace & I still look at it once in a while. It covers freezing, canning, drying, making jams & preserves--- and what fruits/veggies are best suited for each. Hopefully there is a newer version out there-- but if not, you can probably find some copies on bookfinder.com. I have a 1976 U.K. version of 'Putting Food By', it's still really useful if you want serious information. Another good book that I bought many years ago and still use is '12 Months Harvest' a guide to canning, freezing, smoking and drying; making cheese, cider, soap and grinding grain; getting the most from your garden. It was published by Ortho Books in 1975 and describes the lives of the Dewey family through their year, from one harvest to the next, and tells you how to freeze things and also how to preserve them the old-fashioned way: fruit, veg, herbs, meats, fish.. Also, sprouting seeds and how to make sourdough, etc. etc. I see this is available at abebooks for $4.00, which is 2 cents more than I paid for it at the time. http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/...ld.x=67&tn=12+ Months+Harvest&imagefield.y=11 s. |
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Jim Elbrecht wrote in message ... 'Putting Food By' - I have a 1970's [bought in '73'] copy kicking around someplace & I still look at it once in a while. It covers freezing, canning, drying, making jams & preserves--- and what fruits/veggies are best suited for each. Hopefully there is a newer version out there-- but if not, you can probably find some copies on bookfinder.com. I have a 1976 U.K. version of 'Putting Food By', it's still really useful if you want serious information. Another good book that I bought many years ago and still use is '12 Months Harvest' a guide to canning, freezing, smoking and drying; making cheese, cider, soap and grinding grain; getting the most from your garden. It was published by Ortho Books in 1975 and describes the lives of the Dewey family through their year, from one harvest to the next, and tells you how to freeze things and also how to preserve them the old-fashioned way: fruit, veg, herbs, meats, fish.. Also, sprouting seeds and how to make sourdough, etc. etc. I see this is available at abebooks for $4.00, which is 2 cents more than I paid for it at the time. http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/...ld.x=67&tn=12+ Months+Harvest&imagefield.y=11 s. |
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Jim Elbrecht wrote in message ... 'Putting Food By' - I have a 1970's [bought in '73'] copy kicking around someplace & I still look at it once in a while. It covers freezing, canning, drying, making jams & preserves--- and what fruits/veggies are best suited for each. Hopefully there is a newer version out there-- but if not, you can probably find some copies on bookfinder.com. I have a 1976 U.K. version of 'Putting Food By', it's still really useful if you want serious information. Another good book that I bought many years ago and still use is '12 Months Harvest' a guide to canning, freezing, smoking and drying; making cheese, cider, soap and grinding grain; getting the most from your garden. It was published by Ortho Books in 1975 and describes the lives of the Dewey family through their year, from one harvest to the next, and tells you how to freeze things and also how to preserve them the old-fashioned way: fruit, veg, herbs, meats, fish.. Also, sprouting seeds and how to make sourdough, etc. etc. I see this is available at abebooks for $4.00, which is 2 cents more than I paid for it at the time. http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/...ld.x=67&tn=12+ Months+Harvest&imagefield.y=11 s. |
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