539 released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Extension Service. Beginning with the 1994 revision of the Complete Guide to Home Canning, color copies of this book are not being printed, nor are they being sold by the Government Printing Office. Some state Extension Services are periodically selling print copies of the book in versions they have re-formatted, and one commercial publisher has reprinted the book.
Several versions are available from land-grant universities on the internet, also.
Here are locations on the internet where content of the Complete Guide to Home Canning can be found in various forms. The 1994 revision of the Complete Guide to Home Canning contains updated information that is critical to the safety of some recommended processes. We do not recommend that you use former versions of this book or older USDA bulletins with other titles. The fourth edition of So Easy to Preserve from the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service incorporates the changes from the 1994 revision of the Complete Guide to Home Canning. In addition to home canning information, So Easy to Preserve also contains information on and directions for freezing and drying foods at home.