Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat and Fish by Diana Henry

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  • Strawberry and passion fruit jam

    Strawberry and passion fruit jam (page 12)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: strawberries; passion fruit; jam sugar
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  • 'Nearly' strawberry jam (page 12)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: strawberries; granulated sugar
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  • Traditional strawberry jam (page 13)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: strawberries; granulated sugar
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  • White peach and raspberry jam

    White peach and raspberry jam (page 14)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: white peaches; raspberries; jam sugar; lemons
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  • Queen Henrietta Maria's 'marmalade' of cherries (page 14)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; British
    • Ingredients: cherries; redcurrants; raspberries; lemons; granulated sugar
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  • Purple fig and pomegranate jam

    Purple fig and pomegranate jam (page 16)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; Breakfast / brunch
    • Ingredients: figs; lemons; apples; apple juice; pomegranate juice; jam sugar; pomegranate molasses
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  • Raspberry and violet jam

    Raspberry and violet jam (page 19)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: raspberries; jam sugar; violet syrup
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  • Kiev raspberry jam

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; Russian
    • Ingredients: raspberries; jam sugar; brandy
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  • Somerset jam (Apple & blackberry jam) (page 20)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; English
    • Ingredients: apples; blackberries; dry hard apple cider; apple juice; granulated sugar; apple brandy
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  • Damson and gin jam (page 21)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; Breakfast / brunch
    • Ingredients: damson plums; granulated sugar; gin
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  • Greengage and Gewürztraminer jam (page 21)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; Breakfast / brunch
    • Ingredients: greengages; Gewürztraminer wine; granulated sugar
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  • Pear and chestnut jam (page 22)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; Breakfast / brunch; Dessert
    • Ingredients: pears; apples; lemons; vanilla pods; jam sugar; chestnuts
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  • Apricot and lavender jam

    Apricot and lavender jam (page 25)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: apricots; lavender; jam sugar
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  • Apricot and vanilla jam (page 25)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: apricots; jam sugar; vanilla pods
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  • Mango, passion fruit and lime jam

    Mango, passion fruit and lime jam (page 26)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: passion fruit; mangoes; limes; jam sugar
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  • Summer pudding jam (Summertime berry jam) (page 26)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; Summer
    • Ingredients: blackcurrants; strawberries; raspberries; jam sugar
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  • Swedish 'nearly' jam (page 27)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; Swedish
    • Ingredients: oranges; rhubarb; jam sugar; lemons; apples; apple juice
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  • Blackberry and Pinot noir jam

    Blackberry and Pinot noir jam (page 28)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: apples; blackberries; jam sugar; Pinot noir wine
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  • Gooseberry and elderflower jam (page 28)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: gooseberries; granulated sugar; elderflower cordial
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  • Plum, orange and cardamom jam

    Plum, orange and cardamom jam (page 29)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: oranges; plums; limes; cardamom pods; granulated sugar
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  • Orange and flower water jam (page 29)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: oranges; granulated sugar; orange flower water
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  • Melon, lime and ginger jam

    Melon, lime and ginger jam (page 30)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: melons; jam sugar; fresh ginger; limes; preserved ginger in syrup; liquid pectin
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  • Rhubarb, rose and cardamom jam (page 32)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: rhubarb; jam sugar; lemons; apple juice; cardamom pods; rose water
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  • Nick's 'good morning' breakfast marmalade

    Nick's 'good morning' breakfast marmalade (page 35)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; Breakfast / brunch; Winter
    • Ingredients: pink grapefruits; blood oranges; Seville oranges; lemons; unrefined sugar
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  • Lime and rum marmalade (page 36)

    from Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, and Fish Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves
    • Ingredients: limes; kaffir lime leaves; granulated sugar; white rum
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Notes about this book

  • Vanessa888 on September 12, 2014

    Love this book. I have a few books on preserving and this is by far the most original and interesting.

Notes about Recipes in this book

  • Beetroot-cured gravlax

    • rodillagra on January 11, 2015

      http://www.foodrepublic.com/2012/12/05/beet-cured-gravlax-recipe

  • Nick's 'good morning' breakfast marmalade

    • rodillagra on February 02, 2015

      http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/8219796/Good-morning-breakfast-marmalade-recipe.html

    • FJT on February 12, 2021

      Lovely recipe - will definitely make again!

  • Scarlet pepper and chilli jam

    • rodillagra on September 12, 2020

      I've made this twice now. Delicious sweet chilli. Both times it turned out more of a sauce than a jam but that's fine with me.

  • Oven-dried tomatoes

    • jameswm on September 28, 2014

      I found these quite vinegary - this was using white wine vinegar

  • Maple-brined pork chops with pear and juniper relish

    • debkellie on February 20, 2013

      This is really worth trying!

    • hillsboroks on July 10, 2014

      I made these for last night's dinner and although it took a bit of planning ahead they were definitely worth it. I made up the brine in the morning and put the pork chops in it before heading to work. When I got home I made the pear and juniper relish and then browned the pork and put it into the oven. A friend who stopped by for a minute was nearly swooning over the luscious aroma of the relish. The finished dish was a bit saltier than we like but I think if I do a better job of rinsing off the brine next time that won't be a problem. This is something I will make again and would make for company too.

  • Eastern-spiced rhubarb relish

    • JFM on May 10, 2013

      Made it without star anise, as I don't like it. Was very good with roasted pork chops.

  • Persian marinated olives

    • JFM on June 26, 2013

      Really the best marinated olives I've ever tasted. Will certainly make again. 22.6.2013

  • Tapenade

    • JFM on July 15, 2014

      Gorgeous. I made it with olives that I stoned myself. The stall holder where I bought the olives asked if I was bored...stoning olives myself. But it was worth it!

  • Orange and flower water jam

    • FJT on July 30, 2021

      I think 3 tbsp of orange flower water is a bit much, but maybe that's just me! No-one else in the household seems to want to eat it, so I won't be making it again. This is a very soft set jam - and it says this in the intro - but I think I'm going to pop mine back in the pan and see if I can't get it a little firmer.

  • Summer pudding jam (Summertime berry jam)

    • FJT on September 10, 2023

      Yum! Really nice jam; I cheated slightly and used a bag of frozen berries which included the 3 listed in the recipe plus blackberries.

  • Greengage and Gewürztraminer jam

    • sharifah on November 26, 2018

      I’ve made this jam twice now; and I think this is my most favourite jam ever. :-) I made this summer last year...it was nice. I made a double batch this year and I think I’ve aced it! It’s slightly runny, soft set because of the alcohol quantity that’s added at the end. It also depends on the ripeness of the greengage. I eat this with toast, ice cream, yogurt, porridge, and even on its own by the spoonful! Delicious!

    • veronicafrance on August 05, 2015

      I substituted Muscat for the Gewurtztraminer and this probably wasn't a great idea -- I felt the end result was too sweet (I know this is a bit silly when talking about jam). I like the greengage, orange and walnut jam better.

    • Foodycat on September 08, 2019

      Very simple and very good.

  • Apricot and vanilla jam

    • veronicafrance on August 18, 2013

      Perfection. Pretty standard method: although she says to use "jam sugar" (with added pectin), I didn't, because I've never needed to do that with apricot jam before. It set quickly (soft French set) -- only about 5 minutes' boiling needed. This quantity makes just 3 standard jars.

    • Ladyredspecs on March 08, 2021

      I've made this three times now with conventional sugar. Method is super easy. Much much better with best quality fruit

  • Apricot and lavender jam

    • eeeve on December 14, 2015

      I made this in September with our own Victoria plums. I was a bit afraid to use too much of the lavender, to avoid a "medicinal taste", so only used about half or two thirds of the stated amount. Now the lavender is hardly noticeable, only the bits with actual lavender buds taste of it. Nonetheless, it's a nice tasting (and nice looking - the colour is gorgeous) jam.

    • e_ballad on November 01, 2016

      Under no circumstance should you deviate from the quantity of lavender stated in this recipe. My lavender buds were on the small side so I threw in a bit more. Learn from my mistake: don't do that! When I made the recipe the 2nd time, this jam was beautiful.

  • Apricot spoon sweet

    • eeeve on October 03, 2015

      I made this with small round yellow plums, not apricots, but found they just fell apart on cooking; therefore the end result is more like a very sweet compote. Which is actually utterly delicious, especially spooned over Greek yoghurt.

  • Bread and butter pickles

    • eeeve on January 26, 2016

      Made these in summer with home grown cucumbers and have finally opened a jar. Verdict: they're okay, taste slightly sweet like sweet-pickled gherkins, but I prefer the (slightly more acidic and crunchy) Scandinavian pickled cucumbers from the book. Husband likes them, though, especially with cheese and bread.

  • Scandinavian pickled cucumber

    • eeeve on August 13, 2015

      This is lovely and seems to last forever in the fridge. Used Lebanese cucumbers instead of pickling ones.

  • Chilli vodka (Pertsovka)

    • eeeve on April 02, 2016

      The bright red chilli floating in the clear vodka looked fantastic initially, and it made the vodka very spicy pretty much immediately. Now all the colour has leached out of the fruit, which is now a pale creamy colour and looks like - according to the husband - a dead man's finger. The vodka has now also got an unpleasant "planty" aftertaste. Should have taken the chilli out much sooner - one or two months should suffice!

  • Sweet and sour apple salad

    • hillsboroks on November 05, 2014

      Such simple a salad but one with such sensational fresh taste! Because there are so few ingredients each one has to really play its part with flavor. I used a tart apple fresh from the farmers market and a Walla Walla Sweet Onion from the grocery plus fresh dill from my herb garden. My husband was very skeptical when I told him what I was making but after tasting the salad he was sold. We will definitely make this salad again and often this winter.

  • Raspberry and violet jam

    • hillsboroks on June 21, 2014

      This is the most amazing raspberry jam I have ever made! I used fresh picked raspberries from the backyard and weighed out 3 lbs per the recipe along with the other ingredients called for and ended up with 7 half pint jars of heavenly jam. I hesitated to boil it just one minute after adding the sugar so I went for 2 minutes hard boil time and the jam set up just right. The violet liqueur does something magical to the flavor of the raspberries. It intensifies the raspberries but does not give a recognizable violet flavor to the jam. If you didn't tell someone you put the violet liqueur in the jam, I doubt if they would notice it but would just think you had used fantastic raspberries. This is going into my file of recipes to make again and again. PS I just made some strawberry jam using berries from a farm stand that weren't as sweet and flavorful as I had hoped they would be. I added violet liqueur to this batch of jam and it worked its magic on the strawberries too.

  • Strawberry and passion fruit jam

    • Ladyredspecs on March 08, 2021

      super easy, the passionfruit added a wonderful complexity to the strawberries

  • Raj nimboo curd

    • Zosia on November 25, 2014

      Very silky, rich lime curd thanks to all the butter and egg yolks with a good balance of sweet:tart and excellent lime flavour. I cooked it over direct heat in half the time, used 140g fresh lime juice and reduced the butter to 113g. Very good but I prefer a "leaner" curd.

  • Plum, orange and cardamom jam

    • sjwill82 on September 20, 2017

      Fantastic tasting jam. I made a few modifications- I did not have thin skinned oranges as recommended so after softening my quartered slices I removed around half of them after squeezing the remaining juice out. I was worried that it was going to be too bitter! I cooked to just below setting point to give a soft set jam that I like. The result was an usual flavor. Already used in a Victoria sponge cake spiked with orange zest which was very popular!

  • Chinese-style plum sauce

    • Barb_N on September 04, 2014

      I made this with tiny plums from my local market- thus more labor intensive but delicious. I served this with Pork chops with plums and Chinese spices from Pure Simple Cooking. This has more layers of flavor than restaurant plum sauce- a bit saltier for example. Well worth the effort.

  • Middle Eastern pickled aubergines

    • Barb_N on November 02, 2014

      I made this as one of my first forays into eggplant pickles- unfortunately I don't think I steamed them enough for the brine to reach all the way through. The filling is delicious.

  • Cerise au vinaigre

    • Foodycat on July 20, 2014

      A very gentle sweet-sour pickled cherry - fantastic with smoked duck but even better with goose rillettes.

  • West Indian hot pepper sauce

    • Foodycat on October 27, 2014

      Makes about twice the quantity that the recipe says. Very nice hot sauce, quite tangy, not as fruity as I had anticipated.

  • Apple, cucumber and mint pickle

    • Vanessa888 on October 16, 2014

      SO delicious. The mint gives such a lovely kick.

  • Kumquat and passion fruit jam

    • cartausm on June 26, 2020

      You can freeze passion fruit pulp if they ripen at different times

  • Duck confit

    • Frenchfoodie on January 18, 2021

      Excellent confit recipe, my only tweak is to finish the skin side of the duck under the grill before serving to get a larger crispy area. After separating the oil from the meat juices keep them - bonus duck stock.

  • Thai sweet chilli sauce

    • etcjm on May 07, 2020

      Also need white wine vinegar. I had to sub lemons for limes. Caramel is my nemesis so was concerned that this was the base of the recipe. Seemed to work ok in the end though and we now have a thickish sauce with quite a clout. Will see what the daughter says as the last one I made separated easily and looked a little unappetising.

  • Pumpkin achar

    • etcjm on October 10, 2018

      Wanted to cook this after seeing very similar on River Cottage. Very interesting sweet sour flavour and looking forward to eating. Need to use in a month though which may be a downside. Looks so colourful but just wouldn't work as a gift due to the oily rather than thick texture.

    • etcjm on November 06, 2018

      Having now eaten after a while in the fridge, it's very good. Pickly, but sweet with good texture. Don't drop any it's very ORANGE!

  • Christmas chutney

    • breakthroughc on May 24, 2021

      Love the Chutney and eat it all year round. It is great with roasted chicken or as a glaze for pork.

  • Russian plum liqueur

    • breakthroughc on May 24, 2021

      This is one of the best liqueurs I have made. It is gone and am waiting for plum season to come again. I let mine sit for 4 months before using. Use good quality vodka and you will have a sip of summer in the middle of winter,

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Reviews about this book

  • Leite's Culinaria

    In her characteristic lovely manner, Henry presents a pleasing miscellany of carefully chosen recipes varying from the everyday to the relative exotic.

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  • Bibliocook

    ...her books [are] the most stained in my collection and this brilliant preserving book will be getting the same treatment. She tackles plenty of basic skills, but the recipes often come with a twist.

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  • Food52 by Chris Ying

    The 2013 Piglet Tournament of Cookbooks vs. Nancy Singleton Hachisu's Japanese Farm Food

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  • Huffington Post United Kingdom

    This is a beautifully written and executed cookbook with careful instructions for beginners and a lot of more detailed knowledge to keep learning from.

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  • Oregonian

    ...stands out as one of the most elegant and original. The range of the recipes is astonishing... beautifully simple and yet far more alluring than those in most preserving books.

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  • ISBN 10 1845338057
  • ISBN 13 9781845338053
  • Published Feb 01 2013
  • Format eBook
  • Page Count 282
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Octopus Publishing Group (DIgital)
  • Imprint Mitchell Beazley

Publishers Text

This comprehensive book takes a fresh look at preserving, offering all the basic information you need, but also featuring inspirational recipes from the store cupboards of the world. It covers everything from jams to cures, and shows you that you don't have to have lots of kit and produce to make delicious preserves - or wait forever before eating them.

There are sections filled with expert advice on choosing ingredients and cooking every type of preserve, from marmalades to jellies to relishes to foods preserved in oil. All the classic recipes are included, and Diana often gives tips for how to make a version of a classic that suits your palette. For example, she includes a sweet and sticky strawberry jam, a more-fruity and less sweet version, and a Swedish 'nearly' strawberry jam (which is more like a conserve and keeps in the fridge for only a couple of weeks).

But this is also a treasure trove of recipes taken from the world's store cupboards. And most of them are luxuries that can be made from cheap ingredients - such as Thai spiced rhubarb relish, Alsace pear and Riesling jam and tea-smoked trout. Many recipes will also offer alternative ingredients - for example, make sloe gin with cranberries or plums.

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