Complete Book of Home Canning By the USDA

The Complete Book of Home Canning is a comprehensive USDA guide for anyone who wants reliable, tested information for preserving food safely at home.

It explains the equipment, preparation methods, processing times and safety principles behind both water-bath and pressure canning, then organizes instructions by food type so it is easy to use as an ongoing kitchen reference.

Topics include:

• Fruits and fruit products
• Tomatoes and tomato products
• Vegetables
• Poultry, red meat and seafood
• Pickles and fermented foods
• Jams and jellies
• Jar preparation, processing and storage

This is an especially useful choice for beginners who want to understand proper canning methods, but it is detailed enough to remain a dependable reference for experienced canners.

• Paperback
• 192 pages
• Published by the United States Department of Agriculture
• Large 8.5 × 11-inch reference format
• Focused on tested, safety-based home-canning guidance