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Review: Exceptional step-by-step photographic instructions. 176pp
Quite the best series of instructional and informative cookery books I've yet come across. So far I've found Wine; Beverages; Preserving; Snacks & canap¨¦s; Cakes; Eggs & cheese; Grains, pasta & pulses; Beef & veal; Pork.CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
The art of fixing the seasons / picking a method for success /spices and how to use them / containers and covers for long-term storage
DEEP FREEZING
A modern convenience / the fundamentals of freezing procedure and storage life, item by item / preparing and packaging meat / convenient packages from poultry / treatments for fish and shellfish / how to blanch vegetables¨Dand why / ready-to-serve vegetable dishes / preparing uncooked fruit
BOTTLING
Capturing the summer¡¯s flavours / raw tomatoes held in a smooth sauce / packing fruit in sugar syrups / two-step cooking for a rich, thick condiment / a spicy mushroom ketchup / juices and syrups: the essence of fruit
SALTING, DRYING AND POTTING
A link with tradition / finger-length fish in their own brine / sauerkraut: cabbage transformed by fermentation / beef cured with salt & spices / the advantages of bringing / extracting the bitterness from green olives / air-drying flavourings / the age-old secrets of sausage-making / Rillettes: tender meat sealed with fat
SUGAR
A versatile ally / factors in setting: pectin, acid & sugar / how to make a simple plum jam / fully exploiting an orange / imaginative combinations of fruit & flavourings / fruit juices for clear jellies / a special method for strawberry jam / pur¨¦es: a choice of consistencies
VINEGAR AND ALCOHOL
Steeping foods in flavour / vegetables immersed in vinegar / combining vegetables with complimentary sauces / two methods for fruit relishes / a rich amalgam of fruit and meat / a spirited marriage with alcohol
ANTHOLOGY OF RECIPES
Vinegars, sauces and syrups / cured meat and fish / jams, jellies and sweet preserves / pickles and savoury preserves / standard preparations
RECIPE INDEX
GENERAL INDEX
GLOSSARY
176pp
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Summary: Preserving made easy!
Review: Wonderful book--set up beautifully, easily read, pleasing to the eye, great recipes! Hopefully someone will publish it again!
Rating:
Summary: Preserving made easy!
Review: Wonderful book--set up beautifully, easily read, pleasing to the eye, great recipes! Hopefully someone will publish it again!
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