INDEX

A

Acidity
Alcohol preserves
basic principles
Fresh Ginger in Sherry
Hot Peppers in Vodka
Raspberry Cordial
suggested food types
Antioxidant treatment
Apple Butter, Microwave
Apple Cranberry Ketchup
Apple pectin

B

Basic 10-Percent Brine
Beef
Beef Jerky
Corned Beef
Herb Bouquets for
preservation methods
Beverages and sweeteners
alcohol infusions, basics of
Blueberry Syrup
Fresh Ginger in Sherry
fruit juice, freezing
Fruit Vinegar
Ginger Syrup
Herb Syrup
Herbal Sugars
Herbal Teas and Beverages
Homemade Frozen Juice Concentrate
Hot Peppers in Vodka
Lavender Honey
Lavender Lemonade Cooler
Raspberry Cordial
Sage Tea
Simple Syrup
Blackberry Jam, Almost-Seedless
Blanching
Blueberry Syrup
Botulism
Brining
Basic 10-Percent Brine
basic principles
Corned Beef
Sauerkraut
Smoked Chicken
See also Pickling
Butter
basic principles
Ethiopian Spiced Ghee
Herbal Compound Butter
homemade
Microwave Apple Butter
preservation methods
seasonal recipe guide
See also Fat and oil preserves

C

Candied flowers
Candied fruit
Canning
Cheese
basic principles
Farmer’s Cheese
Potted Cheese
preservation methods
Queso Blanco
Yogurt Cheese
Cheese, Quince (Membrillo)
Cherries, Pickled
Chicken. See Poultry
Chutney
Clarified Butter
Conditioning
Confits
Corn, Dried Sweet
Cranberry “Raisins,”
Curing
See also specific curing agent

D

Dairy products
“drip” cheeses
Ethiopian Spiced Ghee
Farmer’s Cheese
fruit butters, basics of
Herbal Compound Butter
homemade butter
Microwave Apple Butter
Potted Cheese
preservation methods
Queso Blanco
seasonal recipe guide
Yogurt Cheese
Drying
basic principles
Cranberry “Raisins,”
Dried Sweet Corn
Fruit Leather
Oven-Dried Tomatoes
suggested food types
Duck Confit

E

Eggplant Chutney, Pickled
Eggplant in Garlic Oil, Roasted Peppers and
Eggs
All-American Red Beet Eggs
Chinese Marbled Tea Eggs
herb butter for
Pickled Eggs
preservation methods
Emery, Carla
Equipment and supplies
canning
drying
freezing
fruit preserves
smoked foods

F

Fat and oil preserves
basic principles
Duck Confit
Herbs in Oil
Hot Chili Orange Oil
Oven-Dried Tomatoes
Pesto
Pork Rillettes
Potted Cheese
Potted Mushrooms
Potted Shrimp
Provençal Oil
Rendering Fat
Roasted Peppers and Eggplant in Garlic Oil
Spiced Lemons in Oil
suggested food types
See also Butter
Fish and shellfish
canning
fat preserves
freezing
Gravlax recipe
herbs for
Potted Shrimp
salt preserves
smoking
Freezer burn
Freezing
Fruit
alcohol preserves
Apple Cranberry Ketchup
canning
Cranberry “Raisins,”
drying
freezing
Fruit Leather
Fruit Vinegar
herbs for
Homemade Frozen Juice Concentrate
Hot Chili Orange Oil
live storage
Pickled Cherries
Raspberry Cordial
salt preserves
seasonal recipe guide
Spiced Lemons in Oil
sugar preserves
vinegar preserves
See also Fruit sauces and butters; Jams and jellies
Fruit sauces and butters
basic principles
Blueberry Syrup
Fresh Raspberry Coulis
Homemade Frozen Juice Concentrate
Microwave Apple Butter
preservation methods
Quince Cheese (Membrillo)
seasonal recipe guide

G

Garlic Dill Pickles
Ghee
Ginger in Sherry, Fresh
Ginger Syrup
Gravlax

H

Herbs
alcohol preserves
Basic Herb Jelly
Chinese Five-Spice Blend
drying
freezing
Fresh Ginger in Sherry
Ginger Syrup
Herb Bouquets
Herb Syrup
Herbal Compound Butter
Herbal Sugars
Herbal Teas and Beverages
Herbal Vinegars
Herbes de Provence
Herbs in Oil
Hot Chili Orange Oil
Hot Peppers in Vodka
Lavender Honey
Lavender Lemonade Cooler
Nettle Purée Spring Tonic
Pesto
Provençal Oil
Quick Herb Jelly
Sage Tea
seasonal recipe guide
Historical perspectives on food preserving
Home preserving basics
Honey, Lavender
Honey, preserving with

J

Jams and jellies
Almost-Seedless Blackberry Jam
Basic Herb Jelly
basic principles
canning
Chunky Peach Jam
equipment
freezing
jelly stock
Jelly-Doneness Test
live storage
No-Cook Strawberry Freezer Jam
Plum Jelly
Quick Herb Jelly
seasonal recipe guide
suggested food types

K

Ketchup

L

Lavender Honey
Lavender Lemonade Cooler
Lemonade Cooler, Lavender
Lemons in Oil, Spiced
Live storage

M

Meat
Beef Jerky
canning
Corned Beef
drying
Duck Confit
fat preserves
freezing
herbs for
Pork Rillettes
salt curing
Smoked Chicken
smoking
vinegar preserves
Membrillo (Quince Cheese)
Milk
Mixed Pickling Spices
Mushrooms, Potted

N

Nettle Purée, Spring Tonic
Nitrites

O

Oil. See Fat and oil preserves
Orange Oil, Hot Chili

P

Pasteurization
Peach Jam, Chunky
Pectin
Peppers, Roasted, and Eggplant in Garlic Oil
Peppers in Vodka, Hot
Pesto
pH scale
Pickling
All-American Red Beet Eggs
Apple Cranberry Ketchup
basic principles
Bread-and-Butter Pickles
canning
Garlic Dill Pickles
live storage
Mixed Pickling Spices
Old-Fashioned Crock Pickles
Pickled Cherries
Pickled Eggplant Chutney
Pickled Eggs
Quick Pickles
suggested food types
See also Brining
Pink salt
Plum Jelly
Pork
herbs for
Pork Rillettes
preservation methods
Potted preserves
Potted Cheese
Potted Mushrooms
Potted Shrimp
Poultry
Duck Confit
herbs for
preservation methods
Smoked Chicken
Preserving basics
Preserving methods chart
Pressure canning
Pretreatment of fruits and vegetables
Provençal Oil

Q

Quince Cheese (Membrillo)

R

Raspberry Cordial
Raspberry Coulis, Fresh
Rillettes
Root cellars

S

Sage Tea
Salt curing
antioxidant treatment for fruit
basic principles
Beef Jerky
curing meat, basics of
Duck Confit
freezer storage time
Gravlax
suggested food types
See also Brining; Pickling
Sauces and spreads
Apple Cranberry Ketchup
chutney, compared to ketchup
“drip” cheeses
Ethiopian Spiced Ghee
Fruit Vinegar
Herbal Compound Butter
Herbal Vinegars
Herbs in Oil
homemade butter
Hot Chili Orange Oil
Lavender Honey
Microwave Apple Butter
Nettle Purée Spring Tonic
Pesto
Pickled Eggplant Chutney
Pork Rillettes
Potted Mushrooms
Potted Shrimp
Provençal Oil
Quince Cheese (Membrillo)
Spiced Lemons in Oil
suggested food types
See also Fruit sauces and butters; Jams and jellies
Sauerkraut
Seasonal eating
Seasonal recipe guide
Shellfish
Potted Shrimp
preservation methods
Smoke preserves
basic principles
equipment
Smoked Chicken
suggested food types
Sodium nitrites
Storage times
canned foods
dried foods
frozen foods
Strawberry Freezer Jam, No-Cook
Sugar preserves
basic principles
Cranberry “Raisins,”
Gravlax
preservation methods
Sugared Violets
See also Fruit sauces and butters; Jams and jellies; Syrups and sweeteners
Syrups and sweeteners
basic principles
Blueberry Syrup
Ginger Syrup
Herb Syrup
Herbal Sugars
Lavender Honey
Simple Syrup

T

Tea Eggs, Chinese Marbled
Teas, herbal
Tomatoes, Oven-Dried

V

Vegetables
alcohol preserves
All-American Red Beet Eggs
Bread-and-Butter Pickles
canning
Dried Sweet Corn
drying
freezing
Garlic Dill Pickles
herbs for
live storage
Nettle Purée Spring Tonic
Old-Fashioned Crock Pickles
Oven-Dried Tomatoes
Pickled Eggplant Chutney
Potted Mushrooms
Quick Pickles
Roasted Peppers and Eggplant in Garlic Oil
salt preserves
Sauerkraut
seasonal recipe guide
vinegar preserves
Vinegar preserves
basic principles
Fruit Vinegar
Herbal Vinegars
suggested food types
See also Pickling

W

Water-bath canning

Y

Yogurt Cheese