Book recomendations

[ForgeCorvus]

Hi all
For presents I'm looking for some books on techniques to preserve food.
Mostly in need of ones on the subjects of pickling, fermenting and smoking.

Any suggestions?

[Brambles]

The best one on Fermenting is Real Food Fermentation by Alex Lewin.

A good all round introduction to preserving is Abundance by Alys Fowler.

[jansman]

The book I refer to frequently is'Home Preservation of Fruit and Vegetables ' by the agricultural institute of food research. It was published by HMSO books , there may be an update, or you may get a used copy.

[Kentsurvival]

Hey, I have a little experience in these areas. I can recommend 'Good Home Preserving' by diana peacock for general jams / preserves / pickles etc. A 'bible' of charcuterie is 'Charcuterie - the craft of salting, smoking & curing' by Michael Ruhlman & Brian Polcyn (this is a very highly regarded book). Also 'Curing & Smoking' (River Cottage Handbook No. 13) by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is a good one too, has lots of info on bacteria etc.

I hope this helps in your search.