Blue Ribbon Preserves

Blue Ribbon Preserves features the award-winning recipes, canning tips, and methods for making preserves that have made Linda J. Amendt one of the top prize-winning cooks in the nation. This handy and helpful volume explains how to make the finest jams, jellies, marmalades, preserves, conserves, butters, curds, fruit, vegetables, juices, sauces, pickles, vinegars, syrups, and specialty preserves. Plus, it has a complete canning guide with the latest methods and safety precautions.IACP Cookbook Awards Finalist

Blue Ribbon Preserves: Secrets to Award-Winning Jams, Jellies, Marmalades & More was chosen by the International Association Of Culinary Professionals (IACP) as a finalist for the

2002 IACP Cookbook AwardsBlue Ribbon Preserves was nominated in the prestigious category

First Book: The Julia Child Awardfor the best cookbook by a new author

The IACP Cookbook Awards are considered to be the "Academy Awards for Cookbooks".

Linda J. Amendt has competed in fair competitions since 1990, winning more than 600 awards, and was inducted as a lifetime member into the 1997 inaugural class of the Sure-Jell Hall of Fame. She has been the Top Preserved Food Competitor in the nation at state and county fairs and has been California’s Top Preserved Food Competitor since 1996.