Recipes & tips for filling bottomless pits
I’d never really understood the fuss about Seville Oranges… why would they taste any different from the marmalade i’d made before? Well i’d clearly been missing the point. My fab mum kept a bagful of Sevilles aside in her freezer for me to take back with me after half term. And so when Vivien Lloyd [...]
Making jam and marmalade can be a daunting prospect for the uninitiated. I was lucky enough to have a trained WI judge teach me (thanks Mum!), but this book is the next best thing! First Preserves author Vivien Lloyd has 25 years’ experience of making and demonstrating award-winning preserves. As well as judging competitions, Vivien runs [...]
I know it’s a bit old ladyish, but I LOVE marmalade. I love the sweet and sour tang on my toast of a morning. I’m down to my final jar of last year’s Christmas Marmalade, so I thought I’d make a new batch. I need some for gifts, some to donate to be sold at [...]
After really enjoying getting into making jam this year, I’m planning a trio of preserves as Christmas pressies for various relatives. My mum has given me a fabulous book by Midge Thomas called Best-kept Secrets of the Women’s Institute, Jams, Pickles & Chutneys which is bursting full of seasonal recipes, fabulous hints and tips and [...]
