Preserving with a Purpose

In Preserving with a Purpose, TikTok superstar Sarah Thrush of @peeliesnpetals reveals her 125 best recipes, along with brilliant advice on meal-prepping and self-sufficiency.

Preserving with a Purpose is not your mama’s or grandma’s canning and preserving book. In 125 scrumptious and foolproof recipes, Sarah Thrush-whose inspiring, informative, and frequently viral videos on TikTok @peeliesnpetals have been seen by tens of millions of people-shows you the best and tastiest ways to put up the traditional canning foods, from tomatoes and green beans to apples and peaches, just like mama and grandma did. But she also ranges widely in the more robust flavor profiles that come from the best cuisines from all over the planet-all of which earlier preserving books neglect. Hers is the kind of food today’s world citizens eat, diverse and glorious in its variety.

If you are a rookie preserver, you will master canning and preserving quickly, safely, and thoroughly. If you are an experienced canner, you will discover amazing new recipes and techniques, along with advice on how to integrate canning and preserving into a self-sufficient, money-saving, and sustainable lifestyle.

Sarah reveals her most beloved recipes-none of which are available online-in these beautifully photographed pages. The recipes include:
Date and Fig Fermented Honey
Aunt Madge’s Dill Pickles
DIY Teriyaki Sauce
Pickled Peaches
Pork Carnitas Meal-in-a-Jar
Carrot Cake Jam
Fresh Mint Jelly
Spiced Apple Butter
Alongside the recipes, Sarah shares:
Hard-won wisdom on how to use canning to really save money and achieve a self-sufficient, nearly waste-free home
Seasonal and monthly pantry-planning and meal-prepping tools
A complete guide to safe water canning and pressure canning methods
Troubleshooting guides

Whether you grow some or all of your own food or seek out bargains at the store or farmers’ market, this comprehensive guide will have you preserving with a purpose.

Author Biography

In the three years since she launched her TikTok channel @peeliesnpetals, Sarah Thrush has become the most widely viewed personality in the world in the preserving arena, the go-to expert on safe and efficient canning methods, and a master creator of canning and preserving recipes that draw on tradition but are also thoroughly contemporary and innovative. She is an in-demand expert on the subject in the media and for trade shows, consumer-education events, and manufacturer- and retailer-sponsored appearances. A leader both in canning/preserving specifically and in the wider food independence and food security communities, she lives with her husband and three children in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.