In this 75-recipe collection, River Cottage Farm master-preserver Corbin introduces a world of jams, jellies, butters, curds, pickles, chutneys, cordials, liqueurs, vinegars, and sauces that can be made from local produce throughout the year.

Reviews

"For a touch of the homemade every day, try the River Cottage handbooks."
--Everyday Food, Favorite New Cookbooks, December 2010
"Be prepared to make space on your cookbook shelf for these practical, passionate guides. . . . Corbin demystifies the preserving process in this authoritative, and beautiful, book."
--Oregonian, 8/3/10
"A canning and preserving book for the home cook who likely wouldn't call themselves the 'canning' type. . . . Infinitely more engaging than your average American canning book, such as Better Homes & Gardens "You Can Can!""
--LA Weekly, 6/28/10
"If you think of the best in homemade jams and preservers and the pleasure in eating your own produce, then you are ready for this book."
--Super Chef blog, 6/22/10
"These compact yet comprehensive hardcover volumes, part of a series written by experts in the River Cottage fold, inspire and instruct with their English charm, deploying a chatty hand-holding that nudges you throug