The River Cottage Preserves Handbook
Popular Recipes
Compost heap jelly 1 | |
Pickled fennel 1 | |
Piccalilli 1 | |
Plum Jam 2 | |
Pickled garlic 1 |
Recipes listed from this edition: 5
Recent Reviews
Pickled garlic reviewed by Kestrel
I grew a lot of garlic this year, so I decided to try this pickle with a few heads. I made a half recipe; note that the liquid portion wasn’t enough to cover, possibly due to the jars I used and the size of the cloves. Used bay and fennel seed from...
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Piccalilli reviewed by Kestrel
Really great recipe for piccalilli. It tastes good when first made, but improves and mellows after a few weeks. A good way to use cauliflower and beans for the garden. I usually make a bit less than 1 kg of veg and keep the sauce at the same amount and...
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Pickled fennel reviewed by Kestrel
This is one of my favourite pickles. I started making it when I had a glut of fennel from the garden and now I grow fennel specially for this recipe. It's mild in flavour with hints of the lemon and black pepper. Very easy to make, keeps forever in the...
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Compost heap jelly reviewed by Kestrel
If you have a lot of apple cores and peels, or a crop of crab apples, this is a nice way to use them. I go a bit lighter on the citrus peel, resulting in a milder flavour.
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