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From: Salt Lake City, UT USA

Joined: March 29th, 2010

About me: I enjoy cooking, and my favorite internet COOKING community is the one here at cookbooker. If you want to connect about my other non-academic passion, you can find me as QueezleWeaver on Ravelry, and mostly Warped Weavers. But I've miss you cookbooker, and so here I am again, and happy to contribute.

Favorite cookbook: Savory Way

Favorite recipe: roasted anything (most recently grapes)

Stuffed Zucchini with spiced beef or lamb from Zaitoun

When it is zucchini time, it can be difficult to find something interesting. But this was both different and a total delight! Zucchini are scraped out and roasted. The "meat" from within the zucchini... read more >

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Put 'em Up!: A Comprehensive Home Preserving Guide for the Creative Cook, from Drying and Freezing to Canning and Pickling

By Sherri Brooks Vinton
Storey Publishing, LLC - 2010

This is a beautiful book with lots of information for storing foods. I've never before reviewed a cookbook I didn't use, but let me explain why I've made an exception. I borrowed this book to help me in jam making. It has many lovely recipes, and if they require pectin, they specify Pomona's Universal Pectin. This differs from other pectins in that it is activated by calcium, supplied as a separate liquid in the package. I went to about 5 stores looking for this special pectin, but to no avail. Next year I might mail order some prior to fruit jam season!

The cookbook also includes information on freezing and fermentation storage methods. It looks lovely, and the recipes seem very reasonable. There are detailed instructions for canning, so probably good for the novice and experienced alike.