For the not: The photograph is a Book Cover of “The Joy of Pickling 3rd Revised Edition” by Linda Ziedrich, which shows a jar of mixed vegetables presumably pickled.
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blownbythewind
I’d thumb through it, if possible. Does it encourage good canning practices? I can never forget one beautiful preserves book I got as a gift. It recommended flipping jars with hot contents and turning them upright to seal them. That one didn’t stay in the house cause if they recommend bad canning practices who knows what other screwed up ideas it might include.
thehouse211
I think there’s less risk with pickling recipes as long as you’re using the right amount of acid and the instructions include actual water bath processing for shelf-stable pickles. If it tells you to just fill with hot brine and seal, that’s a hard no.
iolitess
If you like the recipes, you can always just make refrigerator pickles.
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I’d thumb through it, if possible. Does it encourage good canning practices? I can never forget one beautiful preserves book I got as a gift. It recommended flipping jars with hot contents and turning them upright to seal them. That one didn’t stay in the house cause if they recommend bad canning practices who knows what other screwed up ideas it might include.
I think there’s less risk with pickling recipes as long as you’re using the right amount of acid and the instructions include actual water bath processing for shelf-stable pickles. If it tells you to just fill with hot brine and seal, that’s a hard no.
If you like the recipes, you can always just make refrigerator pickles.
According to Healthy Canning, yes.
https://www.healthycanning.com/home-canning-recipe-books-reputable-sources
If I had to make call from the cover, I’d say yes. Christopher Kimball is a big name.
I have this book and I love it. It is definitely safe. Favorite recipes include zydeco beans, spiced pickled figs, and fermenting sauerkraut.