Hardcover concealed spiral book. This handy guide gives you the reliable, easy-to-follow instructions you need to safely preserve your fresh produce at home. The up-to-date, step-by-step instructions and helpful full-color artwork teach you how to properly select, handle, and can fresh fruits and vegetables so they're actually more nutritious than produce sold in stores. Using this guide to preserve your homegrown fruits and vegetables can make the family budget go further by helping you save as much as half the cost of buying commercially canned produce. You'll find directions and recipes for canning individual and mixed fruits and vegetables as well as juices, jellies, jams, sauces, and more.