Salt Sugar Smoke: How to preserve fruit, vegetables, meat and fish (Diana Henry) - Hardcover

Henry, Diana

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845335643 ISBN 13: 9781845335649

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 2012

Synopsis

'The stand-out cookbook of the year' - The Guardian

Jams and jellies, chutneys and pickles, smoked and potted meats and cured fish, cordials and alcohols, vegetables in oil, mustards and vinegars...

Salt Sugar Smoke is filled with recipes for the most delicious conserves of all kinds and told in Diana Henry s irresistible narrative style.

This treasure trove of classic recipes is the only book on conserving you will ever need. Written by Diana Henry cookery columnist for the Sunday Telegraph who was awarded Cookery Writer of the Year by the Guild of Food Writers twice in the past three years it is a complete guide to making and preserving your own delicacies.

Preserving makes the most of seasonal ingredients and intensifies flavours wonderfully. Diana's written style makes you feel she is in the kitchen with you, guiding you gently through the recipes. As you travel with her through her memories and experiences she provides fascinating backgrounds to the recipes and ingredients, whether it s the traditions of wild mushroom picking in Italy, Scandinavia and Russia or the Simone de Beauvoir (who compared making jam to capturing time).

Preserving is also a delicious way of making everyday food special and giving friends and family something beautifully home-made and Salt Sugar Smoke includes chapters on:

• Jams
• Marmalade
• Jelly and cheese
• Chutney and relish
• Pickle
• Drink
• Preserved in oil
• Smoking and Curing

From elderflower in spring and summer tomatoes, to autumn berries and winter vodkas, the recipes in this book will provide you with season after season of wonderful preserves.

About this title

Review:

''Jewel like collection of recipes'' -- Bee Wilson, Sunday Times Culture

''Diana Henry harks back to the quietly authoritative style of writers like Elizabeth David and Jane Grigson.'' -- New York Times book recommendations

''The stand-out book of the year is Diana Henry's Salt Sugar Smoke. It does have a high concept, but it views preserving through such a long lens, and with such a generous spirit (there are absolutely loads of recipes here), that what sounds like a narrow remit becomes encyclopedic. With jams and jellies, through meat, fish, vinegar, fruit and cheese, Henry finds a preserving route into pretty well every food worth eating.'' -- The Guardian

''Preserving Pickling and bottling are currently undergoing a renaissance...The latest book from the food writer Diana Henry bring her characteristic lightness of touch to the topic with recipes designed for home cooks'' -- Lucas Hollweg, Sunday Times Style Magazine

''There are just so many recipes I long to try out my copy is littered with post-its.'' -- Nigella Lawson

''Diana Henry's recipes are great: straightforward, easy to follow and always interesting, even thought-provoking. Both luscious and inspiring'' -- Telegraph Magazine

''Diana Henry is a gifted and enthusiastic food writer'' -- Metro

''Great recipes, luscious pictures. Happiness on a plate'' -- Elizabeth Luard in The Oldie

''As complete a guide as you re likely to get.'' -- The Bookseller

''For a little effort, with this book you ll soon have a larder full of enticing flavours ready for any season.'' -- Fabuliscious food blog

''Diana's clever narrative style means you feel like she is in the kitchen with you.'' -- Fork magazine

''Diana Henry is one of Britain s favourite professional food writers, searching for, testing, eating, retesting and writing about the sorts of dishes we all want to eat. Her latest offering is no exception.''

'Preserving fruit and vegetables is fundamental to any gardener growing their own, and this book will delight any smallholder or forager with recipes from around the world that are within our hands.' -- The Landsman --The Foodie Bugle

Book Description:

This treasure trove of classic recipes is the only book on conserving you will ever need. Written by award-winning cookery writer Diana Henry, it is a complete guide to making your own jams, jellies, chutneys, pickles, relishes, cures, smokes, and foods preserved in oil.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1845335643
• ISBN 13: 9781845335649
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272