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Preserve Fresh Locally-grown Fruit by Canning, Jam Making

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With the growth of farmer’s markets and the resurgence of home gardening, consumers are rediscovering the superior flavor, value, and nutrition of locally-grown fruit. But many people only purchase or grow enough for fresh eating and avoid buying larger quantities to can, freeze, or preserve as jam or jelly.

Why? Because what was common knowledge in great-grandmother’s day has fallen by the wayside.

Fruits of the Midwest – A Cookbook and Guide from Harvest to Table is a new book written to fill this information void and give consumers the help they need to make the most of these fruits (and “near fruits”) common in the Midwest: Apples, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cherries (sour/pie), Peaches, Pears, Pumpkin, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Strawberries.

Many of these fruits are grown throughout the U.S., and in Canada and Mexico, so this book is a valuable information resource for readers across North America.

Author Debbie Wilsdorf got her inspiration for writing the book from her experience as owner of a U-pick operation in Missouri, where she markets strawberries, blackberries, and red raspberries. (...)

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