Jams, Pickles and Preserves

There's something about homemade produce which always tastes so much better - especially if you follow Gloria Nicol's delicious recipes for preserves, chutneys, marmalades and more. The use of fresh, seasonal ingredients is the key to creating tasty condiments that are the added extra in life - the relish to the meal, the fruity kick to your morning toast, the squidgy filling in your cake and the sweet hit that makes afternoon tea such a treat. You only have to look on the shelves of the smartest delicatessens to see that making jams and jellies has never been so popular, with flavours and combinations that range from the traditional tried-and-tested recipes to the more adventurous and exotic.In times of abundance it makes perfect sense to squirrel away food for use in times less plentiful. Jam and jelly making and food preservation have always been an important household craft as well as an essential part of the culinary calendar. Jam-packed with lip-smacking recipes, including ways to pickle vegetables and dry fruit, the secrets to great flavours, simply made, are unlocked in this delightful book.

"How to Store Your Garden Produce - The Key to Self-Sufficiency" is the modern guide to storing and preserving your garden produce, enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all year round. The easy to use reference section provides applicable storage and preservation techniques for the majority of plant produce grown commonly in gardens and allotments. Why is storing your garden produce the key to self-sufficiency? Because with less than an acre of garden you can grow enough produce to feed a family of four for a year, but as much of the produce will ripen simultaneously in the summer, without proper storage most of it will go to waste and you'll be off to the supermarket again.Learn simple and enjoyable techniques for storing your produce and embrace the wonderful world of self-sufficiency. In the A-Z list of produce, each entry includes recommended varieties, suggested methods of storage and a number of recipes. Everything from how to make your own cider and pickled gerkhins to how to string onions and dry your own apple rings. You will know where your food has come from, you will save money, there will be no packaging and you'll be eating tasty local food whilst feeling very good about it!

ISBN: 9781900322171

Return to the good life, all you need to know to make sweet and savoury preserves in an irresistible package Preserve your harvest and create amazing jams, chutneys or preserves out of fruit, vegetables and even flowers from your garden. With over 150 easy-to-follow recipes for making long-lasting sweet and savoury preserves to enjoy or give as a welcome present. A combination of traditional recipes, plus plenty of inspiring new ideas, show how to get the best from your ingredients, with clear guidance on all the equipment and techniques you’ll need for making wonderful jams, jellies, marmalades, pickles, chutneys and relishes. Pick up key cooking techniques from step-by-step sequences including identifying the perfect point of ripeness for different recipes, checking setting points and potting safely. Perfect if you want to know how to preserve gluts in your fruit and vegetable produce, or for aspiring jam-makers and cooks.

Making your own jams and preserves is the perfect way to keep your harvest produce all year round. Covering jams, marmalades, jellies, chutneys, relishes, conserves and preserves as well as giving some choice recipes for puddings, this book is the perfect introduction for anyone wanting to master the craft for either pleasure or profit. It covers all the equipment needed and the basic principals and takes you step-by-step through making your very own jams and preserves. The book contains plenty of recipes for making jams, chutneys, relishes and preserves using both common and not so common fruits and vegetables to accompany both sweet and savoury dishes.

Contains recipes for fruit and vegetable pickles. This handbook also includes recipes for pickled meats and fish.

How to make the best-ever jams and jellies; an essential guide to home preserving with over 75 delicious step-by-step recipes for sweet fruit conserves COVER PRICE £8.99

ISBN: 9781844761586

ISBN: 9781933392592