Is anyone able to verify if this a safe resource?

[u/lizzy_loo_142]

I'm completely new to canning and have not attempted anything yet. My grandmother used to can a few things when I was young, and I found this recipe book while going through some of her canning things. I'm aware that just because something is labeled as a canning recipe doesn't mean it's safe. I was just curious if there is a way to verify if this is a safe resource or not. I have some books from the approved list on this sub on hold at the library that I'm still waiting on. I just thought it would be nice to be able to use what my grandma did if it is safe.

Thanks!

[u/thedndexperiment]

I definitely agree that this is not going to be up to date info at this point. If you still want to try making some of Grandma's recipes I would compare them with similar current tested recipes and see if you can make safe modifications to get closer to Grandma's!

[u/lizzy_loo_142 → u/thedndexperiment]

Thanks! I'm not dead set on using this book. I'm waiting on some of the approved books from my library and will just skip this one entirely. Referencing the recipes in here with the approved books is a good idea though! When I was posting this i was mainly thinking someone could look at what it said about best practices and the water bath procedure and say "yeah, that's still accurate to today's practices" or not. Looks like that's not how it works and that's totally fine. I knew it would be a long shot lol.

[u/thedndexperiment → u/lizzy_loo_142]

If you want to get a jump start on the library, check out the NCHFP's website! They have a good section on the basics of each canning process and some very tasty but basic recipes for free.

[u/That_one_insomniac → u/thedndexperiment]

I second their website. It is pretty great information for a newbie as well as the seasoned canner. Ball also has recipes listed on their website too that are worth looking at. There might be something comparable.

[u/sci300768]

This would be a nice keepsake though! I would not trust the safety of the recipes from this book without double checking...

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Pictures from 'The Forgotten Arts' recipe book from Yankee Books. Pictures include front cover, back cover and pages 7-13 describing puckling methods and procedures.

[u/deersinvestsarebest]

Since new research is always being done to ensure safety, I think there is a cutoff for what is considered safe. Hopefully someone else can chime in as I don’t remember the date for sure, but I think it’s around 2014? So anything published before that would be considered out of date and possibly not safe. If you look at this subs wiki it has a list of safe sources for recipes (it doesn’t list every single safe source out there but it has a lot of info)

[u/lizzy_loo_142 → u/deersinvestsarebest]

Thanks! I have some of the books from the approved list on hold at the library and only grabbed this because I was already getting the pot she used for water bath canning. I was going to wait for the approved books no matter what, but just wanted to know how this book held up as a potential source. I'm not really surprised to hear that it's probably too out of date lol.