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Complete Guide to Home Canning

Principles of Home Canning Fruit and Fruit Products, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Poultry, Red Meats, and Seafood, Fermented Food and Pickled Vegetables, Jams and Jellies

by U.S. Department of Agriculture

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The USDA's research-based canning guide, the source many other books draw on. Free from the National Center for Home Food Preservation; print copies are cheap too.

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Author
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Publisher
Independently Published
Edition year
2021
ISBN-13
9798713514174
Skill level
Beginner

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