Preserves recipes
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African recipes
Preserved lemons
With only two basic ingredients and some imaginative flavourings, preserved lemons are storecupboard stars. Make a jar with our easy recipe.
Christmas gift ideas
Cherry mincemeat
Debora Robertson's cherry mincemeat makes a zesty, fruity mince pie filling and is vegan-friendly to boot. Perfect for Christmas food gifts.
Recipes that will make you excited for autumn
Quince jelly
Make the most of quince's short autumn season by stirring up a batch of delicious quince jelly. Try with roast game or simply spread on toast
October seasonal recipes
Membrillo (quince paste)
Learn how to make membrillo, the Spanish quince paste. It's traditionally served with manchego cheese, but also delightful spread on toast.
Marmalade recipes
Whisky marmalade
James Strawbridge shows you how to make a classic whisky marmalade that will fill your kitchen with the scent of oranges.
Gill Meller recipes
Seville orange and fennel seed marmalade
Gill Meller's seville orange and fennel seed marmalade requires a fair amount of work, but yields enough to last you the whole year!
Christmas gift recipes
Christmas cranberry jam
With a tangy flavour, this spiced cranberry jam makes a lovely homemade gift and goes brilliantly with Christmas turkey as an alternative to cranberry sauce
Chutney recipes
Plum and ginger chutney
Plums (or greengages), Bramley apples and fresh ginger are slowly cooked with aromatic spices in these gorgeous autumnal chutney recipe.
Cauliflower recipes
Baby veg piccalilli
Keep summer vegetables – like courgettes, cauliflower and carrots – until winter with this traditional piccalilli recipe from Georgina Hayden.
Strawberry recipes
Strawberry curd
Preserve sweet, shiny, fragrant strawberries, in this strawberry curd recipe, and enjoy the summer treat through to the autumn months.
Marmalade recipes
Blood orange marmalade
Make the most of beautiful blood oranges when they are in season (typically from December to May) with this gorgeous marmalade recipe.
Jam recipes
Bramble and bay jam
Head to the kitchen armed with a bounty of seasonal fruit and boil up this sweet and sticky bramble jam. We've added bay leaves for a gentle peppery edge.
Stir-up Sunday recipes
Spiced rum butter mincemeat
Rum butter is one of our favourite Christmas treats and we've come up with a fantastic new way to use it – in mincemeat! It's spiced, warming and delicious.
Cherry recipes
Swiss cherry conserve
Make the most of July's cherries and make a jar of cherry conserve. Spread on buttered toast, drizzle over pancakes or give as a gift.
Jam recipes
Strawberry jam
Strawberry jam today AND strawberry jam tomorrow. Make the most of summer fruits with this easy peasy strawberry jam recipe.
Plum recipes
Plum membrillo with cinnamon and sage
Membrillo is usually made with quince, but this plum alternative is wonderful served with cold meats, cheeses and, of course, pork pies.
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