Archives for preserves

Create gourmet side dishes to accompany your meal or cheeseboard such as a delicious tangy fruit chutney or relish from our range of foodlovers preserve recipes.

Try preserved lemons for use in pasta sauces, roast chicken or casseroles. Another popular condiment to try is this beautiful basic wholegrain honey mustard, perfect in a ham and cheese ciabatta sandwich.

A Beginners Guide to Making Quince Paste

Our young quince tree pretty much doubles the amount of fruit it produces each year. This year there are plenty for quince paste, jelly and poached fruit, next year I may be setting up a factory!

peach chutney

peach chutney

recipe supplied by reader Ingredients 10 peaches, peeled and chopped 4 apples, peeled and chopped 2 onions, finely chopped 1 teaspoon each of ground ginger, nutmeg, alspice 1 teaspoon mustard seed juice and rind of 2 oranges 2 cups white … Read more »

rhubarb sauce

rhubarb sauce

recipe supplied by a reader Ingredients 1 kg rhubarb 500g onions 250g sugar 500g chopped dates or raisins 1.2 litres vinegar 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon salt

Preserved Beans

Preserved Beans

Ingredients 1.2 litres water 1 tablespoon plain salt 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons vinegar