There's just no downside to preparing your own food! Imagine the pantry filled with homemade preserves, home canned fruits and vegetables, and smoked meats. Having trouble imagining? Don't know where to start with your canning project? It's easy to forget that those of us running around wrecking the world today are the first generations that don't know how to do these things.

Have no fear! Karen Solomon is here to the rescue. Here new book, Can It, Bottle It, Smoke It, and Other Kitchen Projects, is filled with easy to follow...