The Joys of Jewish Preserving: Modern Recipes with Traditional Roots, for Jams, Pickles, Fruit Butters, and More?—?for Holidays and Every Day

by Emily Paster

What it is: It’s a book of (mostly) small batch preserving with a Jewish twist.

Why I picked it up: My dad picked up an uncorrected proof for me at a book sale.

What I thought: I have several preserving books. I like them, but I’d have to preserve weekly in order to get through all the recipes I already want to try. I wasn’t too eager to add more to the queue. But honestly, a lot of these recipes will move to the front of the line. There was lots of cinnamon and some natural fermentation.

An unexpectedly enjoyable book.