How many ways can you preserve a strawberry? You can freeze it, dry it, pickle it, or can it. Milk gets cultured, or fermented, and is preserved as cheese or yogurt. Fish can be smoked, salted, dehydrated, and preserved in oil. Pork becomes jerky. Cucumbers become pickles. There is no end to the magic of food preservation, and in Preserving Everything, Leda Meredith leads readers both newbies and old hands in every sort of preservation technique imaginable."

It is one thing to produce tomatoes or pumpkins - or any other fruit or vegetable for the table - as they come into season, but it becomes another when you realise that most crops in the garden arrive in gluts with no more to be had for another year unless you do something about it. This book shows you how to make the best use of your highly nutritious, home-grown produce. Bob begins in the garden, showing you how to achieve a more continuous crop as well as how to extend your harvest. He then steps into the kitchen to demonstrate the best way to preserve and cook your crop by bottling, drying, jamming and smoking it. He uses his intimate and comprehensive knowledge of each crop to advise you on how best to treat it and store it. Try making fruit leathers, which are great for kids; freeze your own apple juice so you can have it every day of the year; experiment with making liqueurs and wines; preserve nuts in chocolate, and many, many more ingenious ideas.

Enjoy healthy and delicious Japanese pickles with the help of a leading Japanese food expert! Homemade Japanese pickles are incredibly tasty and easy to make, and have numerous gut health and digestion benefits. This amazing book shows you how to make your own Japanese-style pickles at home using fresh vegetables from your garden or local farmers' market--and how to incorporate them into delicious Japanese homestyle meals. Author Takako Yokoyama provides 97 pickling recipes grouped into three chapters: Chapter One: Quick pickles that are ready to eat immediately--like Spicy Eggplant Pickles, Cabbage and Garlic Pickled in Soy Sauce, and Tomatoes Seasoned in Sake Rice Wine Chapter Two: Classic Japanese pickling recipes--such as Umeboshi Preserved Plums, Napa Cabbage Kimchi, and Daikon Radish Pickled in Miso Chapter Three: Seasonal pickles--including Spring Parsley and Butterbur Pickles, Mixed Summer Vegetable Pickles and Winter Beets Pickled in Honey Yokoyama also presents recipes for meals that incorporate the pickles you make--like Sushi Rolls with Pickled Cabbage and Tofu Hotpot and Onion Salad with Fermented Soybean Dressing. With commonly asked questions, clear step-by-step instructions, beautiful color photos, and information about the health benefits of pickles, this is an ideal resource for home cooks who want to try their hand at pickling, plant-based eating, or expanding their go-to recipe list.

The notion of preserving shouldn't be limited to American jams and jellies, and in this book, author Domenica Marchetti turns our gaze to the ever-alluring flavours and ingredients of Italy. There, abundant produce and other Mediterranean ingredients lend themselves particularly well to canning, bottling, and other preserving methods. Think of marinated artichokes in olive oil, classic giardiniera, or, of course, the late-summer tradition of putting up tomato sauce. But in this book we get so much more, from Marchetti's in-person travels across the regions of Italy as well as the recipes handed down through her family: sweet and sour peppers, Marsala-spiked apricot jam, lemon-infused olive oil, and her grandmother's amarene, sour cherries preserved in alcohol. Beyond canning and pickling, the book also includes recipes for making cheese, curing meats, infusing liqueurs, and even a few confections, plus recipes for finished dishes so you can savour each treasured jar all year long.

Fermented foods are a delicious and rich source of nourishment. Many of our favorite everyday foods like beer, wine, cheese, bread, and yogurt, or beloved family traditions like sauerkraut, corned beef, and kimchi, are the result of fermentation. Besides adding complexity and flavor to many foods, fermentation is also proven to add amazing health benefits-from promoting healthy digestion to allowing our body to fully absorb the necessary nutrients in our food. However, many beginners are skittish about starting the process of fermentation for the first time. Fermentation for Beginners is a straightforward kitchen companion for anyone step-by-step instructions, Fermentation for Beginners takes the stress out of at-home fermentation. Whether you are trying fermentation to improve your health, or just want to explore this time-tested culinary skill, Fermentation for Beginners will be your guide to the art of fermentation and the science of probiotic foods. Fermentation for Beginners will show you how and why to ferment your own foods, with: 60 delicious fermentation recipes, from pickles to yogurt to sourdough bread to wine 13 key ingredients for fermentation 9 top health reasons to eat probiotic foods Step-by-step instructions for safe and effective fermentation Overview of the science behind fermentation Tips on starting your home fermentation laboratory With the right combination of microbes and a little skill, Fermentation for Beginners will give you all the tools you need to start fermenting your own foods right away.

'The perfect capsule guide to the hows and whys of fermentation. Mark Diacono is an excellent teacher.' - Diana Henry From Scratch: Ferment is the no-nonsense guide to fermenting at home. From homemade kimchi to kombucha, shrub cocktails, and making your own pickles, award-winning food writer Mark Diacono tells the story of fermentation, and offers recipes that maximise the transformative power of this amazing process. From Scratch: Ferment offers a gentle guiding hand on a natural process that would happen without you, encouraging largely invisible activity of bacteria to work to your advantage. These skills take little of your time, they are particular yet simple, and the results are extraordinary. Packed with useful, accessible information and focussing on back-to-basics skills, the From Scratch series is designed to inspire you to slow down and create. Titles include: Sourdough, Brew, Charcuterie. Text is extracted and updated from Sour, with new recipes, by Mark Diacono.

Create Your Home-Preserved Pantry with Nearly 100 Recipes & Beautiful Photographs Throughout Imagine lining your shelves with made-from-scratch jars of garlicky tomato sauce, flavor-packed baked beans, ready-to-eat stew or peak-summer veggies. Pressure canning is an easy, delicious way to feed your family, and with the wisdom of preserving expert Angi Schneider, anyone can master this affordable, time-saving practice. Start with Pressure Canning 101, where Angi shares all of her best tips and tricks from 25+ years of experience. You'll learn the ins and outs of your canner, as well as how to avoid botulism to ensure that your canned goods are safe to eat. Angi then shares in-depth guides and tons of creative, safe recipes for the most popular foods for canning--tomatoes, veggies, legumes (including beans), meats and soups. Everything you need to know is presented in Angi's ultra-practical, easy-to-follow style. Forget overpriced takeout and premade grocery store meals. Instead, enjoy dinner in an instant with Butternut Squash and White Bean Soup, Swedish Meatballs or Pot Roast in a Jar. Share shelf-stable chicken broth with an under-the-weather neighbor or gift a grab-and-go gumbo to a friend. As Angi says, canning and community go hand in hand! This trusty, all-in-one handbook, packed with information and recipes, is one you will return to again and again as you create your very own self-sufficient pantry.

This essential companion for putting your food dehydrator to work features instructions and techniques for drying all the most popular fruits and vegetables, along with meat and herbs. You'll learn to dry fruits and vegetables at their peak, giving you an easy and economical way to stock your pantry with apple rings, mango slices, banana chips, dried soup beans, tomatoes, and much more for year-round enjoyment. In addition, drying guidelines for specialty items like meat jerky, fruit leather, dried herb and spice mixtures, backpacking meals, and even baby food round out this friendly handbook.

This title features 140 delicious jams, jellies and relishes shown in 220 photographs. You can discover how to make 140 fabulous jams, jellies, pickles, relishes and chutneys. Every kind of preserve and pickle is covered in chapters on Jams and Conserves; Sweet Fruit Jellies; Marmalades; Curds, Butters and Cheeses; Sweet Fruit Preserves; Pickles; Chutneys; Relishes; Jellies; and Sauces and Mustards. It explains all the ingredients and techniques used, selecting the most suitable fruit and vegetables, and preserving them with salt, vinegar, sugar and alcohol. It features an amazing range of recipes from Papaya and Apricot Jam, Rosehip and Apple Jelly, and Fine Lime Shred Marmalade to Plum Butter, Hot Thai Pickled Shallots, and Honey Mustard. At-a-glance notes provides a complete nutritional breakdown for each recipe. Homemade preserves are delicious, easy to make and the perfect gift. This book will help you ensure that the shelves of your store cupboard will always be full of wonderfully tasty, fragrant condiments and confections made in your own kitchen. The recipes cover every kind of preserve and pickle. There are chapters on Jams and Conserves; Sweet Fruit Jellies; Marmalades; Curds, Butters and Cheeses; Sweet Fruit Preserves; Pickles; Chutneys; Relishes; Jellies; Sauces and Mustards. Whether you are tempted by Damson Jam, Spiced Cider and Apple Jelly, Lemon and Ginger Marmalade, Pear and Vanilla Butter, Tart Tomato Relish, or Tarragon and Champagne Mustard, this book will be a constant delight and inspiration.

A guide to making and enjoying pickles from a growing pickle brand with a devoted following.

Grillo’s Presents PICKLED: 100 Pickle-centric Recipes to Change Your Life is a love letter to the humble, underestimated, overlooked pickle–long relegated to the side of the plate or the supporting role of occasional hamburger topper. With 100 exciting and delicious recipes, this cookbook is perfect for pickle lovers and pickle fiends everywhere!

Including recipes from innovative chef and friend of Grillo’s, Raphael Jacob Khutorsky (Chef Raph), this cookbook will cover the many delicious ways you can make your own pickles at home with special recipes for brine and canning tips, and how to build pickles into your favorite meals, snacks, and cocktails. With recipes like Dilly Devilish Eggs, Pickle-brined Spatchcock Chicken, and a boozy Pickleback Slush, it is an ode to the beloved and mighty pickle.

Enjoy the Bounties of Summer and Autumn All Year Long! Whether you forage, garden, or buy fresh produce, you want to utilize your delicious harvest. Learn the skills of canning and preserving, and savor those tantalizing flavors any time you choose. Author Michele N. Harmeling has been foraging, canning, pickling, and preserving for most of her life. Now, she's sharing her expertise with you in a handy, convenient Adventure Skills Guide. The easy-to-follow booklet introduces the basics of canning and preserving. Find out what equipment is needed, with directions on how to assemble and use the various gear. Then discover the differences between hot-water-bath canning and pressure canning. Harmeling provides eight recipes for each method to help you safely practice and perfect each technique. Canning & Preserving goes on to cover essential food warnings and safety precautions. Plus, you'll find a FAQ section, information about storing and using your preserves, and charts for cooking temperatures and altitude adjustments. There are few things more satisfying than preparing, canning, and preserving your favorite popular foods. If you are just starting out, you'll appreciate the simple methods presented here. If you have experience with food preservation, this is an ideal quick-reference source. So keep this photo-illustrated guide handy. Its pocket-size design makes it easy to store, and its convenient format makes it fun and simple to use.

Following an explanation of pickling's history, principles and advantages, this manual instructs on the preservation of a variety of foods, and on mixing spices and determining correct levels of acidity and brine.

Preserve the harvest with WECK jars and enjoy all your favorite jams, spreads, dressings, sauerkrauts, and more for the whole year! Food preservationist Stephanie Thurow has once again teamed up with the canning jar experts at WECK to show readers how to preserve the harvest with their beautifully designed, reusable glass jars. In WECK(R) Home Preserving, Stephanie has created a step-by-step guide to preserving even more with WECK jars and has developed seventy-five delicious, small-batch recipes for water-bath canning, fermenting, and pickling with them. Some recipes don't even require any processing at all! Recipes in this helpful guide include: Flavored salts Coffee liqueur Peppercorn ranch dressing Crunchy garlic-dill pickles Elderberry syrup Fall-spiced peach jam Pizza sauce Pickled eggs And so much more! With this go-to resource, you will become a confident food preservationist, understand how to safely and successfully preserve in the comfort of your own home, and learn the skills of kitchen crafts that can be passed down for generations.

If you enjoy experimental cooking, take the first steps to becoming a master pickler by diving into this world of pickled delicacies. Experts have compiled 174 recipes with instructions for pickling fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, eggs, fish, cheese, and more in numerous types of alcohol, vinegar, and oil as well as sweet syrups, savory salts, and other seasonings. Clementines in whiskey, pickled radishes, curry pears, goat cheese provencal, and eggplants in syrup are just a handful of delicious concoctions to indulge in or give away as gifts. Detailed ingredients, essential prep work (blanching, steaming, and filtering), and storage tips are included with the recipes, which are written to be followed with ease. But do not feel obliged to conform-part of the fun is discovering new techniques and surprising yourself with the results. A glossary with all the pickling vocabulary you'll ever need introduces you to this colorful culinary niche.

From craft beers and sourdough bread to kimchi, coffee, tea, and cheese, fermentation is a popular topic in both food and health circles. In Our Fermented Lives, food historian and fermenting expert Julia Skinner explores the fascinating roots of a wide range of fermented foods in cultures around the world, with a focus on the many intersections fermented foods have with human history and culture, from the evolution of the microbiome to food preservation techniques, distinctive flavor profiles around the globe, and the building of community. Fans of fermentation, chefs, and anyone fascinated with the origins of various foods will enjoy this engaging popular history, which is accompanied by 42 recipes adapted from historic sources, including sauerkraut, corn beer, uji (fermented grain porridge), pickles and relishes, vinegars, ketchup, soy sauce, Tepache (fermented pineapple drink), vinegars, beet kvass, and more.

This book gives information on the origins of smoke-curing, the basic smoking processes, raw materials, equipment and storage. In addition there are 25 recipes for meat, game, fish and shellfish.These days, home smoking and curing food is all about creating the best possible flavours. Surprisingly, preserving food is quite simple and all it takes is some basic equipment and a degree of organization. This practical guide reveals the ways to retain the subtle flavours of fresh produce by smoking, from simple smoked salmon to more unusual ideas such as smoked mussels or smoked sausages. With informative text, clear instructions and charming illustrations throughout, this will be an invaluable guide for anyone looking to create their own cured and smoked products.

Fermentation is the secret behind some of today's trendiest dishes and it can help build a healthier gut. With an ever-growing list of ways to ferment, author Andy Hamilton is here to help readers-both newcomers and lifelong fermenters-keep up with this age-old trick for fantastic flavour. Imparting valuable techniques and equipment expertise, Fermenting Everything provides an endless collection of innovative recipes: Creme Fraiche Sourdough Bread Coconut Chutney Rosehip and Horseradish Sauce Fermenting Everything is a wonderful companion for those who want to get adventurous in the kitchen.

Smoked turkey, pheasant, salmon, pate these expensive delicacies can be make at home for surprisingly low cost. Wild game and domestic meats are prepared in any of dozens of marinades and brines, then set in a smoke cooker to absorb the flavor of hickory, apple wood, mesquite, chestnut, or maple smoke. The smoke cookers - which cost no more then a quality barbecue grill - are readily available from a variety of sources, all listed in the book.

Included are recipes for beef, pork, lamb, venison, chicken, turkey, duck, fish, shellfish, jerky, sausage, nuts, cheese, and even pasta. Complete menus provide guidelines for satisfying meals featuring smoked foods.

'Josh Katz cooks in technicolor. [There is an] interplay of smoke and cumin and paprika; of sugar syrups and rose and pomegranate; of great cuts of meat, and sturdy vegetables surrendering themselves to the fire.' - Jay Rayner Eating vegetables doesn't need to be boring. In fact, it can be the most joyful and satisfying way to eat. Fresh vegetables - paired with bold flavours and cooked with care - can be made the hero of every dish. In Berber&Q: On Vegetables, there are countless options for how to cook every type of veg, from a quick scorch in the pan and a flash of heat from the grill, to a low and slow roast, as well as methods for how to season and flavour using simple marinades, dustings of spice and deliciously moreish sweet and sour dressings. Taking inspiration from his travels, from London to North Africa and through to the Middle East, Josh's flavour combinations are unusual and create memorable dishes that everyone will enjoy. And with conventional cooking methods included for every dish, there is no reason not to try something new. Featuring over 100 recipes, there are endless possibilities for how to transform everyday vegetables into delicious, easy to prepare dishes that don't compromise on flavour.

Marmalade is particularly British creation, even though its origins lie abroad, and its charms have been exported to the wider world. C. Anne Wilson's book was first published in 1986 by Constable, reissued in Britain (Prospect) and the USA (Pennsylvania UP) in 2000, and now takes its place in Prospect's 'English Kitchen' series. It offers a history of marmalade in Britain from its origins as a quince conserve in medieval times, through its first commercialization in Scotland in the 18th century, to its dominant place in the British jam cupboard and on the breakfast table in the modern era. The first edition has been updated to take account of most recent developments. It really is a great pleasure to find one specific subject in the vast field of food history dealt with in a manner which can, for once, be properly described as definitive; - the result is a model,A" was the introduction to one review. The history is buttressed by two dozen recipes drawn from old and modern sources. The illustrations are from old photographs, reproductions of catalogues, etc. Here is everything that a maker of marmalade, or a lover of the stuff, could need to feed his or her brain.