Raspberry jam, vegetable pickles, pickled apples, pickled grapes and sauerkraut – just the names alone will whet your appetite. To have all these goodies on the table in the winter, you need to work hard in the summer. It’s not easy for housewives in this hot season. No time for rest. But kitchen hell can be excluded from the dacha program if you choose exactly those preparation methods that require a minimum of effort and time. We invite you to pay attention to the recipes collected in this book by Galina Aleksandrovna Kizima, a gardener with 55 years of experience. All of them have been tested and recommended by the author and millions of her readers as incredibly tasty, affordable and safe.