Pam Corbin is the expert who professional cooks consult when they want to make jams, jellies, marmalades, chutneys, pickles or anything else to do with preserving. They know her as 'Pam the Jam', and this book is the culmination of her years of experience, distilled into more than 100 tried-and-tested recipes.
Her jams, marmalades and fruit spreads contain far less sugar than traditional recipes, which means that they taste astonishingly fruity and delicious. Likewise, her chutneys and pickles are lighter and sprightlier than the old-fashioned kind. Pam will show you how to make more unusual preserves too - such as glossy fruit cheeses to serve with everything from Stilton to manchego (which calls for her classic quince membrillo). Or creamy yet zesty fruit curd: there's a recipe for classic lemon curd, and also a wonderfully light lime and coconut one.
If you have an array of Pam's preserves in your store cupboard, you can transform any meal in an instant. She'll inspire you to dig into your jars of preserves to make spin-off recipes such as scrumptious lime cheesecake, cherry pie or spicy sausage rolls. Packed with detailed instructions, explanations and tips, this is the only preserve-making bible that you will ever need.
About the Author
Pam Corbin is the UK's leading expert on jams, jellies, marmalades, chutneys, pickles and other preserves, and she has been in the business for more than thirty years. Pam and her husband Hugh moved to Devon where they bought an old pig farm and converted it into a small jam factory. Always using good, wholesome, seasonal ingredients, their products, sold under the Thursday Cottage label, soon became firm favourites with jam-lovers the world over. Pam has now hung up her professional wooden spoon but continues to 'jam' at home. She also works closely with the River Cottage team, making seasonal goodies using fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers from her own garden, from Park Farm, and from the fields and hedgerows.
Industry Reviews
Pam Corbin is the master, and the first person I turn to for everything to do with preserving. I've learnt so much from her -- Diana Henry
Pam takes you on a fruit-filled journey, teaching you the skills to capture each season's brief flavourful moments in jars that you'll treasure -- Dan Lepard
I've learnt so much from Pam about making preserves. I love the way she's dialling down the sugar and dialling up the fruit and veg in a lot of these recipes - and the results are as good as ever -- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Pam's super-delicious recipes capture flavour at its peak, with even more fruit, and far less sugar and vinegar in her preserves and pickles -- Darina Allen
There is no greater authority on preserving than Pam the Jam. Her knowledge is endless, matched only by her infectious enthusiasm and down-to-earth competence -- Guy Singh-Watson, Founder of Riverford Organic Farmers
A handsome, practical tome -- Delicious magazine
The new bottling bible * Daily Telegraph *
Everything you need to know about making jam * Country Life *