Are you someone who has considered preserving to save money? Like many families, my husband and I are constantly looking for ways to cut costs, especially with everything going up due to inflation. While we do a lot of natural cooking, it feels like I cannot keep up with costs, and I refuse to buy lower-quality items, mostly made with salts and unhealthy carbohydrates. As I researched different ways to save money on food, I asked to review a complimentary book that seemed perfect for my household – Preserving with a Purpose: Next-Generation Canning Recipes and Kitchen Wisdom by Sarah Thrush. Once our copy arrived, I couldn’t wait to share our thoughts with everyone!
Preserving with a Purpose: What Is It
Do you want to get into canning or preserving but are unsure where to start? If so, you will love Preserving with a Purpose: Next-Generation Canning Recipes and Kitchen Wisdom. Here is what the publisher has to say about this new book:
In this next-gen guide to canning and preserving, get all the classic techniques and recipes plus global flavors, meal-prep tips, and green-living wisdom for today’s world.
Preserving with a Purpose is not your mama’s or grandma’s canning and preserving book. In 125 scrumptious and foolproof recipes, Sarah Thrush—whose inspiring, informative, and frequently viral videos on TikTok @peeliesnpetals have been seen by tens of millions of people—shows you the best and tastiest ways to put up the traditional canning foods, from tomatoes and green beans to apples and peaches, just like mama and grandma did. But she also ranges widely in the more robust flavor profiles that come from the best cuisines from all over the planet—all of which earlier preserving books neglect. Hers is the kind of food today’s world citizens eat, diverse and glorious in its variety.
If you are a rookie preserver, you will master canning and preserving quickly, safely, and thoroughly. If you are an experienced canner, you will discover amazing new recipes and techniques, along with advice on how to integrate canning and preserving into a self-sufficient, money-saving, and sustainable lifestyle.
Sarah reveals her most beloved recipes—none of which are available online—in these beautifully photographed pages. The recipes include:
- Date and Fig Fermented Honey
- Aunt Madge’s Dill Pickles
- DIY Teriyaki Sauce
- Pickled Peaches
- Pork Carnitas Meal-in-a-Jar
- Carrot Cake Jam
- Fresh Mint Jelly
- Spiced Apple Butter
Alongside the recipes, Sarah shares:
- Hard-won wisdom on how to use canning to really save money and achieve a self-sufficient, nearly waste-free home
- Seasonal and monthly pantry-planning and meal-prepping tools
- A complete guide to safe water canning and pressure canning methods
- Troubleshooting guides
Whether you grow some or all of your own food or seek out bargains at the store or farmers’ market, this comprehensive guide will have you preserving with a purpose.
Our Thoughts
So far, I have to say I’m very impressed with this modern canning book. Most books on canning I have found are primarily reprints of older books or repeat information from these books, including recipes. While they are considered classics for a reason, they sometimes aren’t the best for a more modern, busy lifestyle. I found Preserving with a Purpose: Next-Generation Canning Recipes and Kitchen Wisdom to be very practical, realistic, and perfect for the modern busy lifestyle, especially for someone who knows nothing about canning.
Most of us start researching canning to save money and time, especially if we have a home garden. All the recipes in Preserving with a Purpose: Next-Generation Canning Recipes and Kitchen Wisdom are recipes that I found to be realistic and things that almost every household will eat. Not things from the past that are unhealthy and unrealistic. They even focus on making stapled canned goods used regularly in pressure cooker or slow cooker recipes, including making your cream of mushroom soup! Overall, I consider this book a must-have for anyone serious about saving money and stocking up on healthy meals for their pantry.
Preserving with a Purpose: Where to Purchase
Ready to get your hands on Preserving with a Purpose: Next-Generation Canning Recipes and Kitchen Wisdom? You can find it on Amazon.com, available in paperback and Kindle formats for under $28. It’s never been easier to start saving money through canning
About Susan Bewley
Susan Bewley is a professional writer who has been writing content online & in print format for over 10 years. As well, she is an alumni of the University of Louisville with a Masters Degree in Special Education. When not working as an online business consultant or ghost writing, she can be found writing on Budget Earth, on her own novel, or working with various entities in the pet industry.