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Grow it, cook it, keep it.

The references worth keeping close for a self-reliant kitchen — canning and preserving, gardening, and cooking from raw ingredients. Every title links two ways: buy a copy, or find it at your library.

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Food books we'd keep close.

A short, working shelf — each title earns its place, and tells you who it's really for before you spend a dollar.

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