Home Preserving Made Easy

The book is in fair condition with a dust jacket that exhibits significant wear, including tears and creases. The spine and binding are intact, and the pages are clean and unmarked. Despite the jacket's condition, the book remains a functional and informative guide to home preserving.

"Home Preserving Made Easy" by Vera Gewanter and Dorothy Parker, published by The Viking Press in New York in 1975, is a comprehensive guide to pickling, smoking, canning, drying, freezing, and jelly-making. This first edition is illustrated by Nancy Tausek, adding a visual charm to the practical content. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in traditional methods of food preservation, offering insights into saving space, money, and energy. As a first edition, it holds particular interest for collectors, especially given its detailed sections on making wine, cheese, and sausages. The book's condition reflects its age, with a worn dust jacket showing tears and creases, but the interior remains intact and readable.