The backyard homestead book of kitchen know-how
Subtitle: field-to-table cooking skills
By: Andrea Chesman
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9781612122045
Subjects: Cooking (Natural foods); Cooking; Farm produce; Canning and preserving; Equipment and supplies
Other titles: Book of kitchen know-how; Kitchen know-how
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting the most from fresh food.  Setting up the homestead kitchen ; Fresh vegetables: harvesting, handling, cooking ; Fresh fruit: harvesting, handling, cooking ; Grains and beans ; Homemade sweeteners: honey, maple syrup, and apple cider syrup ; Eggs, birds, and rabbits ; Fresh milk ; Meat: goat, lamb, pork, and beef; title: Food preservation. Cold storage ; Freezing ; Canning: boiling-water-bath and pressure canning ; Drying ; Pickling ; Making fruit preserves ; Culturing milk and making cheese ; Curing meats and making sausage; title: Homestead cooking. Breakfast and egg dishes ; Vegetable, cheese, and bean dishes ; Poultry and meat dishes ; Desserts and baked goods; title: Appendix: basic cooking methods; title: Resources; title: Metric conversion charts.