Blue Ribbon Preserves: Secrets to Award-Winning Jams, Jellies, Marmalades and More by Linda J. Amendt

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Synopsis

Blue Ribbon Preserves features the award-winning recipes, canning tips, and methods for making preserves that have made Linda J. Amendt one of the top prize-winning cooks in the nation. This handy and helpful volume explains how to make the finest jams, jellies, marmalades, preserves, conserves, butters, curds, fruit, vegetables, juices, sauces, pickles, vinegars, syrups, and specialty preserves. Plus, it has a complete canning guide with the latest methods and safety precautions.

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With more than 300 blue ribbons from state, county, and other fairs to her credit, Amendt is an authority on the subject of preserving and her pantry must be an impressive sight indeed. Here she provides an extremely detailed introduction to home canning, from U-Pick farms and other sources of ingredients to equipment to safety concerns, along with a lengthy troubleshooting section and a chapter on fair competitions. This is followed by more than 200 delectable small-batch preserving recipes, from classics such as Bing Cherry Jam to variations like Caramel Apple Butter to innovations like Margarita Jelly. In addition to jams, jellies, and fruit preserves, Amendt also includes canned fruits and vegetables, sauces and salsas, and pickles and vinegars. Valuable as both a reference and a cookbook, this is highly recommended. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Biography

Linda J. Amendt has won more than 600 awards since 1990 and was inducted as a lifetime member into the 1997 inaugural class of the Sure-Jell Hall of Fame. She has been the Top Preserved Food Competitor in the nation at state and county fairs and has been California's Top Preserved Food Competitor since 1996.