Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough in Person

Join us on Tuesday, August 5 at 7 PM as Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough talk about and demo from their new cookbook, Cold Canning: The Easy Way to Preserve the Seasons Without Hot Water Processing.

Discover this food preservation bible for the modern cook, with a collection of 425 recipes for small-batch jams, jellies, chili crisps, pickles, krauts, kimchis, and more that will safely keep for months to years in your fridge or freezer.

Cold canning is a revolutionary new approach to preserving the best produce of the season, without the headache of traditional canning methods. Whether you're canning for convenience, frugality, or fun, these small-batch recipes are simple to make and can be safely stored for months or even years in your refrigerator or freezer.

Home cooks will love cold canning because...

• It's easier, requiring no unwieldy tools
• It preserves fresher flavors in the jar
• It saves money with small batches
• It saves time with quick setup and cooking
• It's healthier because recipes use less sugar and salt
• It's completely safe

Bestselling authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough are among America's most trusted culinary experts, and here they gather 425 recipes showing how to pickle and preserve the world—from strawberry jam to Sri Lankan lime pickles, from peach-ginger preserves to homemade sambal oelek. With Cold Canning, it is easier than ever to save a taste of the summer for any time of the year.

Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough are the authors of the bestselling Instant Pot Bible series of cookbooks, among more than thirty-five others. They are the owners of MediaEats, a culinary production company, were nominees for 2011 and 2015 James Beard Awards, won a 2015 IACP Award, and were the longest-serving columnists on WeightWatchers.com, as well as regular contributors to the Washington Post, Eating Well, Fine Cooking, and Cooking Light. They host a weekly podcast and a TikTok channel called “Cooking with Bruce & Mark.” They live in rural Connecticut.

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