I have an old Martha Stewart book which I think has some fruit preserve recipes in it, plus I bought Canning and Preserving for Dummies from a book club in the fall of 2007.

There are lots of tips and recipes in it, for many kinds of canned items, not just fruit and vegetables. For instance, there is one in there for spaghetti sauce and a couple for canning meat, as well.

The basics you want to know about canning and preserving are all covered, but some reviewers at Amazon.com said there was very little info about food dehydration (which I’ve no interest in, anyway), but I thought I should share that in case anyone is looking to buy this book with the hopes of learning to dehydrate foods.