Review: Not a Guide - a quick overview
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2013
If you are a teen writing a paper on different kinds of processes of preserving food, you might want to grab this book, simply because it is a short book that talks about all of the different methods you can use to preserve food.But it is not what it claims to be. It is not a guide, step-by-step or other. And, it seriously misses some essential information that would make a huge difference in whether or not you decide to follow a particular method.For example, when she talks about drying foods, she mentions you shouldn't sun dry meat. But she never discusses how to safely prepare meat for drying. She talks about high acid and low acid fruit and vegetables, but she never discusses what they are or what to choose.If anything, she might have taken this information out of an encyclopedia article "about" preserving food.Why two stars instead of one? She included a properly linked table of contents, she used correct English Grammar, and while her information is lacking in substance, at least it is well-written and organized.You will do much better choosing an actual professionally produced cookbook - my favorite is:Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving.Two stars for the effort and well-organized information. But not recommended if you actually want to preserve food.