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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Americas Test Kitchen (Firm)

Title: Foolproof preserving : a guide to small batch jams, jellies, pickles, condiments, and more / by the editors at Americas Test Kitchen.

Description: Brookline, MA : Americas Test Kitchen, [2016] | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015045561 | ISBN 9781940352510

Subjects: LCSH: Canning and preserving. | Jam. | Condiments. | LCGFT:

Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX603 .F65 2016 | DDC 641.4/2dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015045561

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