Preserving food the old fashioned way

I had an email from seagreen last week asking:



I am getting more and more interested in preserving. I've always done a bit, jams and such, as well as drying tomatoes and apples, but this year, thanks to your blog and the forum, I've been making salsa and pickles, using just vinegar, sugar and/or salt to preserve.



I don't have a water bath kit but read on the forum today that the water bath