A modern guide to canning, full of approachable, time-tested, and accurate recipes, as well as intriguing new flavor pairings. In this updated edition, Krissoff includes 50 new recipes for food preservation in addition to her favorites, including: Brandied Cherries, Peach Salsa, Strawberry Jam, Honeyed Bread and Butter Pickles. Organized by season, these recipes illustrate fresh ways to preserve the harvest throughout the year, employing techniques like water-bath canning that are safe and easy to follow. The recipes are all created with small-batch yields in mind, which will appeal to beginner canners and expert homesteaders alike. Krissoff addresses special diet concerns with recipes for low-sugar or sugar-free preserves, as well as methods for canning jams and preserves without pectin. In addition to canning recipes, there are old-style fermenting recipes, new freezing techniques, and recipes on how to use your canned goods to make delicious meals once you’ve put them up. With 250 tried and tested recipes, this is an essential guide for casual canners, modern home preservers, and traditional food preservationists. Liana Krissoff is the author of Abrams' Whole Grains for a New Generation and Secrets of Slow Cooking: Creating Extraordinary Food with Your Slow Cooker. She has been a freelance recipe tester, editor, and writer for over a decade. She lives in Morgantown, West Virginia.