Home Smoking and Curing introduces an inspirational method of retaining and enhancing the subtle flavours of fresh fish and game. With clear and simple instructions backed up by diagrams, Keith Erlandson leads you through the basic techniques of smoking food. Whether you're looking to prepare your own smoked salmon and bacon, or create some really impressive dishes for entertaining, Home Smoking and Curing will guide you through the processes. With delicious recipes ranging from smoked rabbit pie to smoked oysters and venison, there are dishes for every occasion. In addition it contains: * advice on choosing raw ingredients * making the most of meats in season * easy to follow instructions for building your own kiln * useful information on commercial smokers First published in 1977 and never out of print, this classic guide has introduced thousands of home cooks to the pleasures of smoking and curing food. Full of well-tested methods and reliable advice, this book offers a wealth of information for amateur chefs and gourmets alike.

Improve your backpacking experience by creating the delicious and healthy home-dried meals and snacks featured in this book. Easy to rehydrate in camp and lighter than lugging ingredients and extra fuel, these foods are perfect for backpackers. Updated with 20 brand new recipes, including Sesame Lasagna, Stuffed Cabbage Soup, San Antonio Special, and Backpacker's Cincinnati Chili, this new edition also has the most up-to-date information on dehydrators and stoves, water purification, and food storage, making it the perfect handbook for nutritious--and delectable--dining on the trail.- Over 180 recipes for casseroles, pastas, soups, stews, chowders, beans, pilafs, dried fruits, trail mixes, bars, and cookies- Tips on drying food in a dehydrator or oven- Includes vegetarian and low-fat recipes- Recipes so tasty that you'll make them at home too

There is a trend towards artisanal food preparation at home and preserving your own meat in the kitchen is increasingly popular. This book is based on traditional recipes and is a practical guide to curing all sorts of meat, from the ever-popular sausage and bacon through to making your own salamis, pates and galantines.

This manual provides basic and essential information on freezing technology to preserve fruits and vegetables in small-scale operations. Practical examples demonstrating the application of the technology are given to provide a better understanding of the processes. Freezing is the most widely used method of food preservation permitting retention of quality of the products during long periods of storage. Compared to other conventional methods used in the storage of fruits and vegetables, freezing is the most satisfactory method in terms of quality, process and overall cost. Currently, the frozen food market is one the largest sectors in the food industry. Industrialized countries dominate the trade in frozen food commodities, but developing countries can also develop their own frozen food industries. Introduction of adequate freezing technology, based on a better understanding of the technical and practical processes, is essential to meet the growing consumer demand for frozen foods in developing countries.

Fresh cherry jam in the middle of winter? Eggplant pickle all year round? Making jams and chutneys is an easy way to defy the seasons and preserve the flavours of fruits and vegetables for many months. And if you grow your own, the art of preserving is even more satisfying. More than 85 recipes for sweet and savoury jams, preserves, jellies, marmalades, chutneys and pickles are included, and there are instructions for making microwave jams and dried fruits, too. Key points: ways to make the most of gluts of inexpensive seasonal fruit and vegetables; all the necessary techniques clearly explained.

Jam lovers looking for an alternative to preservatives, synthetic sweeteners, and artificial flavours have long turned to wild edibles as a source for their own spreads and condiments. This is an excellent primer on the art and science of creating these delectables, covering all the equipment you will need as well as essential techniques for selecting plants, adding sugar and pectin, cooking on a cooker or microwave, choosing containers, and creating a firm seal. It also includes hundreds of time-tested recipes, from familiar favourites such as cranberry sauce and grape jelly to more exotic selections like passion flower rum sauce and manzanita chow chow. Each one is a delicious treat, more flavourful, nutritious, and satisfying than anything you'll find in a supermarket. This book contains countless recipes for jams, jellies, pickles, preserves, sauces, and butters, including: Blueberry Jam; Strawberry Jelly; Cocoplum-Amaretto Sauce; Sapphireberry Preserves; Prickly Pear Jam; Spicy Black Gum Jelly and many more.

. . . a book that will appeal to everyone who has ever choked down the pre-packaged, bargain-basement camp food (or gone bankrupt buying the good stuff).
--Canoe & Kayak

. . . if youre on the lookout for a way to bring real meals to the field, [this book] might have the answer.
--Field & Stream

Life in the outdoors revolves around food--cooking it, eating it, packing it, carrying it. We even fantasize about it, especially after a week of eating store-bought provisions. This book is all about fulfulling those food fantasies and avoiding those expensive disappointments. Trail Food tells you how to remove water from food, to make it lighter and longer-lasting, without removing its taste. Learn to plan menus and prepare meals just like the ones you left behind, using fresh foods from your garden or market, prepared and seasoned the way you like them.

Why fantasize when you can have the real thing?