It is a great time of year when plums are in season. Whether you have a plum tree, maybe walk past a wild escapee or pick them up at your greengrocers or farmers market I always find an abundance of plums to be a great glut to have. Turning Sweet Plums into Something Savoury I …
Having a cupboard full of flavoured vinegars at your disposal is a great way to brighten almost any dish. Infusing vinegar is so easy and foolproof it really is something everyone should try especially considering there are so few choices available at most supermarkets. Flavouring Vinegar By Infusing Almost any dish can be heightened by …
Choosing a pressure canner can seem daunting, however, once you are familiar with how they work and the features they have it becomes a lot simpler. Pressure canning is the next step up from water bath canning and the processes are different. To clear up some of the mystery surrounding pressure canners we are going …
Once you start fermenting your own vegetables a whole world of possibilities start flying through your head. What if I ferment this, what would that turn out like. Can You Ferment Any Vegetable? In short, yes you can. If you create the right conditions with either brine or by dry salting the correct amount any …
There seems to be a lot of mystery and anxieties that people new to canning struggle with. It really is quite simple as long as you consider just a few key points, first up, the difference between pressure canning and water bath canning and secondly, when it is necessary to use each one. What Is …
Liquid or powdered pectin is a useful ingredient in the jam and jelly makers arsenal. If you have ever experienced a jam or jelly that just won’t seem to set then you may want to consider using pectin in your next attempt at making it. What Is Pectin? Pectin is a naturally occurring starch called …
Curing salmon is such an easy thing to do and the results really are delicious it would be a shame not to give it a go at least once. Cured salmon is not something that is not readily available in the shops where I live, we have smoked salmon which, of course, is cured salmon …
What is pickling salt and how is it different from any other kind of salt? That is what we are here to answer because preserving and fermenting vegetables or curing is reliant on salt. Making sure we have the right salt is important. The Short Answer So Many Types Of Salt With salt being such …
Dried mangos are perfect snack food. Even the fussiest of eaters seem to like dehydrated mango because drying them out intensifies the flavour, sweetness and gives them a great chewy texture almost like a chewy candy. I use a dehydrator to dry mango and a budget dehydrator is a really good investment. They are really …
I think blueberries are a prime example of a fruit that is better as a jelly than as a jam. The skins in blueberries can make a jam slightly bitter. Making a blueberry jelly and removing the skins gets rid of this astringency, you end up with a delicious blueberry flavour, colour and such a …