The Gentle Art of Preserving

Katie Caldesi, author of The Italian Cookery Course, and her husband Giancarlo, have tempting recipes for Merry Marmalade and Fig and Muscat Conserve, but their preserving goes far beyond jellies and jams. Curing, smoking, freezing, pickling, bottling, fermenting, drying - all these are explained, with details of techniques (such as how to make your own dustbin smoker) and recipes including curry pastes to freeze, kefir, pickled fish, flavoured oils, smoked cheeses and even Arbroath Smokies.