Pickling and Preserving

The Foxfire Americana Library (3)

Ebook
On sale Sep 06, 2011 | 160 Pages | 9780307948229

Out of the kitchens and cupboards of Appalachia comes a warmhearted collection of tried-and-true recipes for pickling and preserving fruits and vegetables.

Part history, part practical recipe book, here homegrown cooks offer advice on everything from bleaching and drying produce to harvesting your own sorghum and making homemade apple butter.
 
Recipes include:
 
Watermelon Pickles
Cucumber Relish
Sauerkraut
Quince Honey
Pear Preserves
Mint Jelly
Leather Breeches Beans

Foxfire has brought the philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers, teaching creative self-sufficiency and preserving the stories, crafts, and customs of Appalachia.  Inspiring and practical, this classic series has become an American institution. In July 2016, Vintage Shorts celebrates Foxfire's 50th Anniversary.
The Foxfire Fund is a nonprofit organization that has been preserving and fostering Appalachian culture through its bestselling series of anthologies, starting with The Foxfire Book in the early 1970s. The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center is located in Mountain City, Georgia. www.foxfire.org View titles by Foxfire Fund, Inc.

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Out of the kitchens and cupboards of Appalachia comes a warmhearted collection of tried-and-true recipes for pickling and preserving fruits and vegetables.

Part history, part practical recipe book, here homegrown cooks offer advice on everything from bleaching and drying produce to harvesting your own sorghum and making homemade apple butter.
 
Recipes include:
 
Watermelon Pickles
Cucumber Relish
Sauerkraut
Quince Honey
Pear Preserves
Mint Jelly
Leather Breeches Beans

Foxfire has brought the philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers, teaching creative self-sufficiency and preserving the stories, crafts, and customs of Appalachia.  Inspiring and practical, this classic series has become an American institution. In July 2016, Vintage Shorts celebrates Foxfire's 50th Anniversary.

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The Foxfire Fund is a nonprofit organization that has been preserving and fostering Appalachian culture through its bestselling series of anthologies, starting with The Foxfire Book in the early 1970s. The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center is located in Mountain City, Georgia. www.foxfire.org View titles by Foxfire Fund, Inc.

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