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Latest edition of 'So Easy to Preserve' is now available To make sure your home-canned and frozen vegetables and fruits are safe and appetizing, follow the guidelines provided by University of Georgia food specialists in the latest edition of "So Easy to Preserve." The fifth edition of the popular book is hot off the presses, says Elizabeth Andress, a UGA Cooperative Extension food safety specialist and editor of the publication. The book contains more than 175 tested recipes with step-by-step instructions and in-depth information for both the new and experienced food preserver. Andress said experienced canners need the manual's information just as much or more than new canners. "We're trying to spread the word that home food preservers should not be using historical cookbooks," she said. "The Internet now contains full-text versions of the cookbooks our grandmothers and great-grandmothers used, like the 1918 Fannie Farmer Cookbook. This doesn't mean all the advice these books contain is considered safe by today's scientific knowledge and standards." It may be safe to use your ancestor's 80-year-old cake or casserole recipe, she said. But that's definitely not the case when it comes to pickling and canning recipes and instructions. Along with home chefs sharing their canning advice over the Internet, she said, this is creating food safety concerns in canning, freezing and drying foods. "The methods detailed in the new manual continue our tradition of teaching USDA-recommended practices for food safety as well as high-quality finished products," Andress said. "We want to be sure home canners are serving their families the safest and the freshest food possible." The new edition includes information on new procedures not featured in past editions, including many more recommended techniques for home-canned salsas. "Each chapter includes a list of most frequently asked questions," Andress said. "There's also a table of problems, causes and ways to prevent the problem from happening again." The UGA book costs $18, including standard shipping. Order 12 or more copies at a reduced rate of $15 each when shipped to a single address. If audio-visual media is more to your liking, the "So Easy to Preserve" collection comes in a DVD series. Each DVD series costs $39.95, including shipping. Order 25 or more copies at $35 per copy when shipped to a single address.
Ordering information for the book or the DVD set can be found at www.soeasytopreserve.com.
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