Jams and Chutneys: Preserving the Harvest, Over 150 Recipes
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 | Product Details: Hardcover 224 pages Release Date: 02 June 2008 Publisher: Dorling Kindersley ISBN: 1405329548 Rating:  Sales Rank: 192257 | | Look for similar books by subject: | | Customers who bought this item also bought:
| | Customer Reviews: Jams, Chutneys ... and the rest! (19 November 2008)"Jams & Chutneys" just doesn't do this book justice! There's so much more to it than that. It begins with a chapter on techniques and equipment, with all you need to know about ingredients, pots, pans, jars and the rest, with a description of the cooking methods for jams, jellies, curds, chutneys and savoury preserves. Recipe chapters focus separately on berries, stone fruit, vegetables, orchard fruit such as apples, figs and pears, flowers & herbs, tropical fruit, citrus and spices. There are a few drinks too, such as frozen cranberry vodka, elderflower cordial and raspberry gin. This is a beautifully laid-out and photographed book, in typical Dorling-Kindersley style, tasteful and informative. Amongst the recipes, you'll find such well-known staples as Tomato Ketchup, Piccalilli and Strawberry Jam but there also some wonderful-sounding unusual ones such as Lavender jelly, Melon & Vanilla conserve, Carrot & Cardamom jam, Candied Chestnuts, Rosé wine & Rose Petal jelly and various dipping sauces and vinegars. Gorgeous! If you're at all keen on doing your own preserving, you'll be thrilled with this book.  A review from FoodLoversBritain.com (02 September 2008)September is the traditional time for dealing with summer's glut in preparation for winter's leaner months. As Thane Prince in Jams & Chutneys - Preserving the Harvest points out, it wasn't so long ago that "preserving nature's bounty was a necessity rather than an indulgence" so every prudent housewife (and I use the description advisedly) would beaver away bottling, pickling, making jam and so on. Even if your need to preserve has died away and your "consumption lags far behind production levels" Thane wants you to keep at it. She believes preserving is "a truly life-enhancing experience" and although this may sound a little OTT, I can vouch for that. For years I made marmalade with my friend Michele. Never ate the stuff but adored the companionship of my marmalade day and then there was the added bonus of gleaming jars on the kitchen shelf, an endless supply of give-aways Jams & Chutneys is a charming and useful book, full of sparklingly original recipes, classics and their variations, stylish photographs, hints and helpful tips. Interestingly Thane does not belong to the poor-quality-is-good-enough-for-preserving school. Certainly not - only the freshest and best will do as what you get out is only as good as what you put in. How sensible also to advise us to ask ourselves before we embark on a preserving project whether it is truly worth it. After all making a dozen pots of carrot & cardamom jam is some undertaking, a commitment that's far more labour intensive than dashing off , say, a new chicken recipe. If the latter doesn't appeal, it can easily be disposed of - both literally and figuratively. Everyone will be charmed by Pears in White Wine with Lemongrass or an unctuous Spiced Pumpkin Butter and with apples coming into season now, who can resist Apple, Plum & Onion Relish. I have one - albeit minor - gripe that as the original CherryAider, I must air. Thane classes the cherry as a summer berry and rather than a stone fruit where it rightfully sits. A small detail but irksome particularly when she has a reputation for thoroughness and accuracy. Jams and Chutneys Galore! (16 August 2008)Like a previous reviewer I have always wanted to make my own jam, but felt a little daunted. This book is fabulous. The strawberry jam is so simple and more importantly it actually tastes of strawberries! There is even a recipe for chilli jam, which I can't wait to try out. I highly recommend this book to novice and expert jam makers alike, with over 150 recipes, there is a jam for everyone. Jams & Chutneys (13 August 2008)If you're looking to buy one book on jams and chutneys - this is it. It has every recipe you will ever need - I've already made the strawberry jam, raspberry curd, onion marmalade, rose wine jelly, tomato ketchup, Hoi sin sauce, limoncello, sweet dipping sauce, elderflower cordial and bread and butter chutney... and I've still 140 recipes to go! Best of all it's full of beautifully shot pictures to inspire you and every recipe tells you how long it will take, how much it will make and how long it will last. Plus, it's spilt into 9 ingredients chapters - Summer berries, Stone fruit, Summer vegetables, Orchard fruit, Flowers and herbs, Wild harvest, Tropical Fruit, Chillies and Spices, Winter Citrus - which makes it really easy to use and has a chapter on techniques at the beginning which tells you everything you need to know about preserving - from choosing your fruit to sterilizing your jars - with detailed step-by-step photographs and a consice, no-nonsence approach. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, this is one book that will forever be hanging around your kitchen - getting sticky - so make sure you buy yourself 2 copies, 1 for display and 1 to put to good use! Jams & Chutneys (31 July 2008)One of the best jam books on the market. Very helpful and full of great ideas. I have always wanted to make my own jam and chutney but have always worried that something would go wrong. After reading this book I feel much more confident and I can't wait to try out the next recipe. | |
