MADE AT HOME

PRESERVES

by Dick and James Strawbridge

See other Preserving books - click here

New hardcover book published 2012, 176 pages, measures 22 x 16 cm.

Preserves is your guide to creating james, jellies and crystallised fruits, pickles, chutneys and relishes, cordials, syrups and ciders to share. With simple instructions on drying, bottling and freezing your fresh produce, and dozens of fantastic recipes to enjoy, all the inspiration you need is here.

Preserves helps you make the most of plentiful seasonal produce and enjoy it all year round. This book is a how-to guide to preserving fruits and vegetables, featuring step-by-step practical instructions, tips & advice on what to preserve when, and recipes to make your mouth water. From strawberry leather to sweetcorn and pepper relish, to honeyed figs with lamb and goat's cheese crostini, sauerkraut to piccalilli, and the perfect Bloody Mary, you'll not only learn how to preserve good quality produce, but how to cook with it to create fantastic dishes every time.

Contents include:

• Introduction
• Preparing to preserve
• Storing fresh produce
• Drying
• Jars
• Bottles
• Freezing

Made at Home: Preserves is a UK publication. All measurements are in metric, imperial and cup and spoon

About the authors

Dick Strawbridge, a retired lieutenand colonel and former army engineer, has been growing vegetables, keeping livestock and practising 'eco-engineering' since childhood. It was his desire to lead a greener life that led him to convert his farm into an ecologically friendly, but completely modern, place to live.

James Strawbridge, Dick's son, has inherited his father's enthusiasm for inventing and DIY, and his time spent working on environmental projects in Nepal and Fiji confirmed his interest in ecological projects.

Dick and James are experts in the Good Life - and it's the life they've led at Newhouse Farm, their smallholding in Cornwall, in the southwest of England. On just 3 acres of land in the midst of a village, they produce an abundance of good things to eat and drink: fruits and vegetables that they eat fresh, ferment, juice and preserve, pigs of ham, sausages, salamis and bacon, a mixed flock of birds for eggs and eating, and bees for honey. It's been a lifestyle driven by their desire to eat well every day, and now you can too.

See more books by Dick and James Strawbridge - click here

Made at Home: Preserves by Dick and James Strawbridge