Know where to find helpful and safe advice.
There are many books and websites covering food preserving, but unfortunately, not all of them provide sound advice. Some sources offer processes or recipes that are downright dangerous. So, where do you turn for research-based, reliable information? Or could you find safe information on a particular topic?
- National Center for Home Food Preservation
- Ball website
- Bernardine website
- USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, 2015
Free download. Also available in paper copy from Purdue Extension. - So Easy to Preserve, Sixth Edition, 2014. Bulletin 989. Cooperative Extension/The University of Georgia/Athens. Purchase online.
- Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving, 2024. Newell Corporation
- Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving, 2024. Newell Corporation
- All New Ball Book of Canning and Preserving, 2023. Newell Corporation
To find information on a particular topic, enter the following search string in the search bar in your web browser: <topic> site:.edu
Examples of search strings
canning tomatoes site:.edu
safe substitutions for preserving site:.edu
zucchini site:.edu
And of course, please visit our Recipes and Videos and Best Practies and Tips for more information.