3 Historical Food Preservation Books — PDF Bundle
Three illustrated historical works on vegetable storage, meat and fish curing, and fruit preserves: 158 pages across separate PDFs, with guides and safety context.
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Food Preservation & Kitchen History
Read the history of storing, curing and preserving food through three restored works from 1864 to 1917. The collection covers winter vegetables, fermentation and pickles; Victorian meat, game and fish curing; and Maria Parloa’s writing on fruit, preserves and jellies. The editions retain historical wording and distinguish original figures from new interpretive artwork and reader guides. These books are for reading and research, not current food-preservation instructions. Some methods are unsafe today. For preparing or storing food, use current research-tested guidance rather than these historical recipes.
The War Garden Victorious
An illustrated 282-page edition of Pack’s 1919 account of America’s war gardens, with its two original gardening and preservation pamphlets and reader guides.
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