Make Your Own Bread!

Make Your Own

• Bread
• Cheese
• Butter
• Pastry
• Cider
• Sausages

Processing Your Own Produce

• Drying food
• Freezing surplus fruit and veg
• Storing potatoes and root vegetables
• Bottling and canning

Cunning Advice

• Make the supermarket pay you to shop
• Our guide to freezers

Jams Jellies & Sweet Preserves 

Making jam or making jelly is a great way to preserve the taste of summer throughout the year. When you make it yourself the taste is far better than shop bought offerings unless you can afford the best on the market. Making your own jam means you know what has gone into it. Higher amounts of fruit with no fillers and artificial preservatives.

Making jams and jellies

Marmalade

Making your own marmalade is rewarding. Your marmalade will be unique and taste better than shop bought. The general methods for making both thick and jelly marmalades.

Making marmalade

Fruit Butters and Cheeses

Fruit butters and fruit cheese are old-fashioned names for preserves made with fruit puree and sugar. They're really tasty and economical.

Making fruit butters and cheeses at home

Fruit Curds

Making fruit curds involves the addition of eggs and butter to the fruit to give a rich consistency. Although they do not store as long as jams and jellies, they taste wonderful.

Making fruit curds

Chutneys, Pickles, Sauces, Flavoured Oil and Vinegars

Read our guide to making them

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