A Guide to Canning, Freezing, Curing & Smoking Meat, Fish & Game
 Wilbur F. Eastman Jr.
 (Reviewed by The Editor - Rebecca Brown)
 2002 Storey Books/Workman Publishing
  ISBN: 1580174574


The Definitive Reference on Home Meat Preservation.

Join the generations of cooks who have learnt to can, freeze, cure & smoke meat, fish & game with this simple, safety-conscious primer about making beef jerky, bologna, cured turkey, bacon, corned beef, pemmican, clam chowder, & much, much more.

My Beloved drooled with fond memories, when the publisher sent us this fabled Guide to Home Meat Preservation. I took a peek inside & yearned to run away back to my big city days, when I simply wandered over to the butcher's counter to hunt through his wares.

Over the years I meandered through the Counter Culture, where the back-to-earth movement had everyone up to their elbows in butchering kine & harvesting crops. For this past decade, deep in the wilds of the Northwest, where hunting season is a serious annual rite of passage, & fishing is a religious celebration, I have seen many a mangled, blotched, warped copy of the venerable Wilbur F. Eastman's book, in every home where families prefer to keep tabs on the hygiene of their meats, prepare their favorites & save money.

Whether you live in the country or the city, as long as you are staying true to your carnivorous roots, A Guide to Canning, Freezing, Curing & Smoking Meat, Fish & Game will save you a bundle, & who among us doesn't need that?

It will also turn you on to other ways to prepare your meats, & fill you with satisfaction when you look in your freezer, on your shelves & in your cupboards.
(09/22/02)

Rebecca