Vegetables recommended for home preserving

Appears in
The Complete Book of Home Preserving

By Mary Norwak

Published 1978

  • About
Beans Broad Aquadulce Claudia, Masterpiece Green Longpod, Meteor
Dwarf (French) Masterpiece, Tendergreen, The Prince
Runner Kelvedon Marvel, Kelvedon Wonder, White Emergo
Beetroot Boltardy, Cylindra

Brussels Sprouts

Citadel, Irish Elegance, Peer Gynt

Carrots

Amsterdam Forcing, Chantenay Redcored

Cauliflower

Nantes Champion Scarlet Horn, Autumn Giant Majestic, Classic, Snowball

Celeriac

Globus

Courgettes

Early Gem F1

Peas

Dark Skinned Perfection, Gradus, Onward, Pioneer

Peas

Sugar

Sugar Dwarf de Grace

Potatoes (for chips)

Majestic

Red Cabbage (for pickling)

Large Blood Red, Red Acre

Rhubarb

Cawood Castle (maincrop), Timperley Early

Spinach

Perpetual (long season)

Sprouting Broccoli

White or purple sprouting Calabrese – Italian sprouting (green)

Sweet Corn

Canada Cross, Earliking, First of All, Kelvedon Glory

Tomatoes

Bottling

Ailsa Craig, Moneymaker

Freezing

Gardeners’ Delight (small fruited) can be frozen in halves, but better frozen as a pulp or purée