Jim,
The lady who whose submission is in today’s blog referenced the book Joy of Cooking [1] and you provided an Amazon link to the book. The praise for this book – and her quotes from the book – are without a doubt regarding earlier editions. Up until the 1980s or early 1990s The Joy of Cooking contained sections on food preservation, butchering rabbits and other game and a host of other “pioneer” kitchen skills. The current editions (and the last couple, for all I know) are severely dumbed-down with far less emphasis on these topics and more on things like “cooking light” and such.
So while it’s a great book, folks should try to procure a used copy from the 1980s, or earlier. They shouldn’t be expensive. – Matt R.