Table of Contents
FRUITS AND NUTS
Growing Apples, Pears, and Quinces; Pest Control, Air Drainage Important
Blooming Times
Dwarf Trees
Pruning
Fertilizer
Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Apricots, Cherries... Climate Puts Limits on What You Can Raise
Location, Spacing
Plum Varieties
Planting
Fertilization
Frost Protection
Fruit Thinning
Grapes Are Great But You May Have to Wait; Buying Rooted Vines Can Save You a Year
Varieties
Structures
Pest Control
Strawberries Like Full Sun and a Good Deal of Attention
Buying Plants
Site Preparation
Making the Planting
First Season Care
Winter Care
Harvesting
Renewing Plantings
Irrigation
Everbearing Berries
Fall Bearers
Pruning
Two Cautions
Just About Any Home Garden Can Produce Blueberries
Free Air Need
Regional Varieties
Transplants
Watering
Pruning
Nut Crops Trees for Food, Ornament, Shade, and Wood
Flowering
Location, Spacing
Fertilizer
Harvest, Storage
Subtropical Fruit Choice Wide From Avocado to Tamarind
Training
Mulches
Containers
Annonaceous Fruits
Cactus Fruits
Citrus
Persimmons
Home Food Preservation
The Whys of Food Preservation
Heat Transfer
Fermentation
Drying
How to Minimize Quality Losses
Handling Raw Foods
Canning
Headspace
Freezing
Drying
Economics of Home Food Preservation, or Is Do-It-Yourself Back to Stay?
Time, Energy Costs
Canning Jars
Work Fast
Packing Methods
Water Bath
Pressure Canner
After Processing
Label and Inventory
A Primer on Home Freezing for the Beginner
What Freezing Does
Pressure Canners, Vital for Low-Acid Foods
How Food Is Heated
Pressure Canners
Effect of Altitude
Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables
Equipment
Selecting and Preparing
Processing Fruits
Processing Vegetables
Day-After Check
Look for Spoilage
How to Can Cut Green Beans*
How to Can Peaches*
Packaging Material
Selecting and Preparing
Freezing and Storing
Thawing
How to Freeze Strawberries*
How to Freeze Green Peas*
Jellies, Jams, Marmalades, Preserves
Extraction
Pickles, Relishes Add Zip and Zest
Ingredients
Equipment
Heat Treatment
Pickle Problems
Wine Making (with a note on vinegar)
Making Red Wine
Clarifying
Making White Wine
Vinegar
Home Drying of Fruits and Vegetables
Procedure
Pretreating
Drying
Conditioning and Storing
Storage of Home-Preserved Foods
Home Frozen Foods
Storing Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Root Crops
Tomatoes
Onions
Apples, Pears
Other Fruit
Resurgence of Community Canneries
Points to Consider
Major Costs
Regulations
Skills Needed
Hours, Fees
Questions and Answers on Food Preservation
Food Preservation Glossary
