JAMS AND CHUTNEYS

Preserving the Harvest

by THANE PRINCE

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New hardcover book with dustjacket, 224 pages, full of beautiful full-colour photos. Published 2008

150 recipes for jams, jellies, marmalades, conserves, chutneys, pickles, relishes and cordials. 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.

Includes

• 150 recipe for summer berries, orchard fruits and winter citrus
• Essential preserving equipment
• How to choose the best ingredients to maximise flavour
• Failsafe techniques for testing the setting point
• The best vinegars for chutneys, pickles, ketchups and relishes
• How to pot to avoid mould, and ensure that the fruits actually are preserved.

About the author

Thane Prince is passionate about food and believes that cooking can and should be enjoyable. Her philosophy is that you should take beautiful ingredients, cook them simply, then sit down and share the meal with friends. A well- known journalist, Thane appears regularly on television and has written seven books. Her most recent is Simply Good Food.

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Jams and Chutneys by Thane Prince