Full Description
The ultimate guide to storing and preserving your garden produce.
Even half-acre plots can grow enough to feed a family of four for an entire year, yet with most produce ready to harvest in the summer and autumn, many gardeners struggle to use all of their fresh fruit and vegetables before it spoils. With proper storage techniques, there's no need for any of your hard work to go to waste, and you can enjoy home-grown goodness all year-round while saving money, lowering your food miles and avoiding the plastic packaging of a typical supermarket shop.
Jam-packed with creative storage techniques and 92 delicious recipes, How to Store Your Garden Produce is beautifully organised to showcase the best ways to preserve your produce, including dehydrating, freezing, fermenting and pickling. Illustrated with aspirational photographs throughout, this book features a useful A-Z of garden produce, with each entry detailing up-to-date recommended varieties, improved storage methods and vegan alternatives in recipes to make the most of your harvests.
From strawberry wine and peach chutney to mushroom ketchup and celeriac soup, learn simple and enjoyable techniques for preserving your produce with this handy guide.
Contents
Introduction
Part One: The Methods
General guidelines
Basic storage
Clamping
Freezing
Drying
Vacuum packing
Salting
Bottling
Pickles and chutneys
Relishes, ketchups and sauces
Jams and jellies
Fruit butters and cheeses
Fermenting
Part Two: The Produce
Useful resources
Acknowledgements
Photo credits
Main index
Index of recipes
