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The Preserving Shelf: Canning, drying, and fermenting the garden's surplus50%
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The Preserving Shelf: Canning, drying, and fermenting the garden's surplus

Wade Hollis · narrated by Silas Quince

2026

5h 20m
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You will learn to put up tomatoes in August, to dry herbs when their oils peak, and to set a jar of cabbage on the windowsill until it hums with life. Wade Hollis guides you through heat and acid, through the honest tools that fit your hands, through the rhythm of growing seasons and the pace of your own kitchen days. Silas Quince reads with the steady warmth of a neighbor at your back door, unhurried and plainspoken, letting the practical steps settle in. You will understand what happens inside the canning pot, how time transforms, and when to trust your senses. The garden gives more than you can eat in one sitting. This is how you keep it.

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23 chapters

  1. 1What You Will Build3m
  2. 2Before the First Job3m
  3. 3Chapter 1: The Jar on the Windowsill15m
  4. 4Chapter 2: What We Mean by Preserving18m
  5. 5Chapter 3: The Garden's Rhythms and Your Own16m
  6. 6Chapter 4: Heat, Acid, and Time19m
  7. 7Chapter 5: The Honest Tools You Actually Need15m
  8. 8Chapter 6: The Canning Pot and How to Trust It19m
  9. 9Chapter 7: Tomatoes in Their Own Juice16m
  10. 10Chapter 8: The Drying Rack in the Warm Air19m
  11. 11Chapter 9: Fermenting with Salt, Not Fear17m
  12. 12Chapter 10: Vinegar's Sharp Preservation17m
  13. 13Chapter 11: Herbs Hung in the Dark14m
  14. 14Chapter 12: Beans and Grains in Glass16m
  15. 15Chapter 13: The Root Cellar State of Mind18m
  16. 16Chapter 14: Small Batches on Ordinary Days20m
  17. 17Chapter 15: Reading the Jar Later16m
  18. 18Chapter 16: Building Your Own Preserving Year18m
  19. 19Chapter 17: The Steady Kitchen17m
  20. 20Chapter 18: When to Set Down the Jar18m
  21. 21Season After Season4m
  22. 22About the Author1m
  23. 23What to Read Next1m
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