Preserves & Pickles

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I am so pleased I bought this book. Its packed with bumper recipes - ideal for beginners like me, but also for the more advanced. There are great recipes where you don't have to buy more than four or five ingredients to make a quality chutney in good quantities which will last unopened for up to a year. Really pleased indeed. I am looking to make some as Christmas gifts this year - the perfect book to help me start. Thank you.

I bought this book about 2 years ago and it's just about the best book on preserving that I've got - and I've got quite a few. Beautiful photographs, clear instructions, and delicious results. You can't really ask for more.

I bought this book along with my replacement jelly strainer and I haven't stopped using it. So many different recipes, try the rhubarb and mint jelly it's delicious, looks lovely and goes with so many things. Even given as gifts to friends.

I wasnt expecting much for the price i paid but when it arrived i was amazed of how good the book is,its huge and has loads of recipes in,its full of colour and insperation,you cant go wrong for £4.99

I already had an extract of this book, just dealing with the 'pickles' section, and I was delighted when I picked up, and then purchased, the full book in the Chichester store.After reading some of the earlier comments I must say that the best part of this book is the detail that it gives to techniques rather than endless lists of recipes. Once you have the basic techniques, using commercially available fruits and vegetables, you can then modify the recipe to take advantage of locally sourced, often wild, fruits. Experiment with what is local to your area and what is pleasing to your palate. Try a jelly made from Sloes for an accompaniment to your Christmas turkey or goose. Perhaps Lakeland will consider a Customers' Recipe Page on their web site?My only criticism of the book is that it is paperback and not hardback.