Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Very nice book. Beautifully photographed. As an experienced canner, I don't need a basic primer to show me how to can and preserve. I would use the Ball Blue Book Guide To Preserving, 37th Edition for that. That being the case, this is a nice supplemental book covering quick refreshers of how to water bath and pressure can, fermentation, freezing and dry meats, fruits, and vegetables. What IS nice about this publication is they are now providing the user with some really good recipes you can serve your family which feature your canned and preserved products. I don't think they have done this before. This book wasn't meant as a beginner's primer for canning at all. It is a continuation of the excellent publications Ball publishes. If you are a novice canner, this isn't the book for you. But as a compliment to your canning library, it is a nice go-to addition. I plan to make a number of the recipes it contains.