Apricot is a fruit that really preserves well. Preserving apricots concentrates those flavours that are aromatic and hard to find in all but the ripest and freshest fruits. I find apricots sold in supermarkets are very lacking in flavour, they are usually underripe and don’t do justice to the way a fully ripe apricot should …
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Sugar has some unique properties that mean it can preserve food. It is used in jams, jellies, conserves, relishes, chutneys, cures and all sorts of processes that help to prevent food from spoiling. How sugar preserves foods is quite simple, it is to do with how sugar and water interact. Sugar preserves by removing moisture …
Pickling and fermenting are two words used almost interchangeably sometimes which tends to make things confusing. In all honesty, there is some overlap, especially when looking at pickling and fermenting from a historical perspective. There is a difference between the two and modern methods do separate these two ways of preserving so in this article …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
Drying foods is one of the every earliest methods of preservation. It is one of the simplest methods too, but, how does it work? It is all to do with the moisture or liquid that is removed. Water is required by microorganisms that could spoil food and by enzymes that can degrade foods. Removing the …
Making a good jerky marinade is important because this is your chance to introduce all the flavours you want to incorporate. It can quick start the drying process as well as tenderise the meat you are using. A jerky marinade works well because, being a liquid, it coats all the meat that you are turning …
Most of us are very familiar with some form of charcuterie even though we may take it for granted. Bacon, ham, salami are foods which many of us eat several times a week and all are forms of charcuterie. Charcuterie is a branch of cooking or preparing meats to preserve them. A process that in …