First Preserves: Chutneys

by Vivien Lloyd

First Preserves: Chutneys is the third multi-touch interactive ebook by Vivien Lloyd, one of the UK's leading preserves authorities. It celebrates the traditional skills of making chutney and explains the basic skills needed to make this popular preserve. 

There are detailed explanations of each stage of the preserving process, from the preparation to how to fill and seal the jars, illustrated with galleries of colour photographs and embedded videos. It has tried-and-tested recipes for both the novice and the experienced preserver. 

A Define, Highlight, Note and Search facility allows the reader to obtain definitions, explore further information online and set up a personal notebook. All the equipment needed for chutney is described, with direct links to suppliers' websites in the UK, US and Australia. A chapter about fruit lists the different varieties to grow or look for at markets or pick-your-own venues. Available on the iBookstore.

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First published September 5, 2012

About the author

Vivien Lloyd has 25 years’ experience of making, judging and demonstrating preserves. She tests all her recipes in her beautiful Somerset kitchen, using locally-sourced produce, often from her own orchard. She is passionate about her craft and is a keen advocate of traditional preserve making. Over the years, she has won many competitions for preserves at both local and national levels. In 2008 she won “Best of the Best” at the World’s Original Marmalade Festival and in 2012 Vivien won Fortnum and Mason’s Chutney Challenge.

For those who prefer to see at firsthand how to make high quality preserves, Vivien presents a number of seasonal workshops at her home in Somerset, at cookery schools and at food events in the UK.