How to Store Your Garden Produce : The Key to Self-Sufficiency

This modern guide to storing and preserving your garden produce enables you to eat home-grown goodness all year round. The easy-to-use reference section provides storage and preservation techniques for the majority of plant produce commonly grown in gardens and allotments. Storing your garden produce is the key to self-sufficiency because, with less than an acre of garden, you can grow enough produce to feed a family of four for a year. Much of the produce will ripen simultaneously in the summer; without proper storage most of it will go to wasten. Simple and enjoyable techniques for storing your produce are provided so you can embrace the wonderful world of self-sufficiency. In the A-to-Z list of produce, each entry includes recommended varieties, suggested methods of storage, and a number of recipes, from how to make your own cider and pickled gherkins to how to string onions and dry your own apple rings. You'll know where your food has come from, you'll save money, there won't be any packaging, and you'll be eating tasty local food while feeling good about it. Front Cover 1 Half-title page 2 Title page 4 Contents 6 Introduction 8 Part One: The Methods 12 General guidelines 13 Basic storage 14 Clamping 16 Freezing 17 Drying 20 Vacuum-packing 22 Salting 23 Bottling 24 Pickles and chutneys 26 Relishes, ketchups and sauces 27 Jams and jellies 28 Fruit butters and cheeses 31 Fermenting 32 Part Two: The Produce 34 Apples 35 Artichokes (Globe) 39 Artichokes (Jerusalem) 40 Asparagus 41 Aubergines 43 Beans – Broad 45 Beans – French 46 Beans – Runner 48 Beetroot 49 Blackberries 51 Black Currants, Red and White Currants, Jostaberries and Chokeberries 54 Broccoli and Calabrese 56 Brussels Sprouts 58 Cabbages 59 Carrots 61 Cauliflowers 62 Celeriac 63 Celery 65 Chard 74 Cherries 75 Chicory 77 Cucumbers 78 Endive 80 Fennel 81 Figs 82 Gooseberries 84 Grapes 87 Garlic 83 Herbs 89 Horseradish 91 Kale 92 Kohlrabi 94 Leeks 95 Lettuces 96 Medlars 98 Melons 99 Mulberries 100 Mushrooms 102 Nuts 104 Okra 105 Onions 106 Parsnips 108 Peaches, Apricots and Nectarines 110 Pears 113 Peas 115 Peppers (Capsicum and Chilli) 116 Plums, Damsons and Greengages 119 Potatoes 122 Quinces 124 Radishes 126 Raspberries, Loganberries, Tayberries and Boysenberries 127 Rhubarb 129 Salsify and Scorzonera 131 Spinach 132 Squashes – Summer 133 Squashes – Winter 135 Strawberries 138 Swedes 140 Sweetcorn (Maize) 141 Tomatoes 142 Turnips 147 Index 148 Become self-sufficient all year round with this handy guide to storing your garden produce. There is a huge sense of satisfaction in being so self-reliant that you can grow fresh fruit and vegetables all year. With less than an acre, you can cultivate enough produce to feed a family of four for an entire year – but as most produce is ripe in the summer and autumn, most of it will go to waste without proper storage. How to Store Your Garden Produce: The Key to Self-Sufficiency is a modern guide to storing and preserving your garden produce, enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all year round. The book is beautifully organised with the first part detailing a variety of creative storage methods, including basic storage, clamping, drying and vacuum-packing as well as pickles, chutneys, cheese, jams and jellies. The book also features an easy-to-use A-Z list of produce, in which each entry includes recommended varieties, suggested methods of storage and a range of delicious and unusual recipes to try out, from apple cider and strawberry wine to mushroom ketchup and pumpkin soup. With this helpful book, you'll know where your food has come from, save money, avoid packaging and eat home-grown food. Learn simple and enjoyable techniques for storing your produce and embrace the wonderful world of self-sufficiency. The modern guide to storing and preserving your garden produce, enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all year round. How to Store Your Garden Produce -- the key to self-sufficiency is the modern guide to storing and preserving your garden produce, enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all year round. The easy to use reference section provides applicable storage and preservation techniques for the majority of plant produce grown commonly in gardens and allotments. Why is storing your garden produce the key to self-sufficiency? Because with less than an acre of garden you can grow enough produce to feed a family of four for a year, but as much of the produce will ripen simultaneously in the summer, without proper storage most of it will go to waste and you'll be off to the supermarket again. Learn simple and enjoyable techniques for storing your produce and embrace the wonderful world of self-sufficiency. In the A-Z list of produce, each entry includes recommended varieties, suggested methods of storage and a number of recipes. Everything from how to make your own cider and pickled gerkhins to how to string onions and dry your own apple rings. You will know where your food has come from, you will save money, there will be no packaging and you'll be eating tasty local food whilst feeling very good about it "How to Store Your Garden Produce: the key to self-sufficiency is the modern guide to storing and preserving your garden produce, enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all year round. The easy-to-use reference section provides storage and preservation techniques for the majority of plant produce commonly grown in gardens and allotments. Why is storing your garden produce the key to self-sufficiency? Because with less than an acre of garden you can grow enough produce to feed a family of four for a year, but as much of the produce will ripen simultaneously in the summer, without proper storage most of it will go to waste and you'll be off to the supermarket again. Learn simple and enjoyable techniques for storing your produce and embrace the wonderful world of self-sufficiency. In the A-to-Z list of produce, each entry includes recommended varieties, suggested methods of storage, and a number of recipes: everything from how to make your own cider and pickled gherkins to how to string onions and dry your own apple rings. You'll know where your food has come from, you'll save money, there won't be any packaging, and you'll be eating tasty local food whilst feeling very, very good about it!"--Back cover The Modern Guide To Storing And Preserving Your Garden Produce, Enabling You To Eat Home-grown Goodness All Year Round. The Easy-to-use Reference Section Provides Storage And Preservation Techniques For The Majority Of Plant Produce Commonly Grown In Gardens And Allotments. Part 1. The Methods -- General Guidelines -- Basic Storage -- Clamping -- Freezing -- Drying -- Vacuum-packing -- Salting -- Bottling -- Pickles And Chutneys -- Relishes, Ketchups And Sauces -- Jams And Jellies -- Fruit Butters And Cheeses -- Fermenting -- Part 2. The Produce -- Apples -- Artichokes (globe) -- Artichokes (jerusalem) -- Asparagus -- Aubergines -- Beans -- Broad -- Beans -- French -- Beans -- Runner -- Beetroot -- Blackberries -- Black Currants, Red And White Currants, Jostaberries And Chokeberries -- Broccoli And Calabrese -- Brussels Sprouts -- Cabbages -- Carrots -- Cauliflowers -- Celeriac -- Celery -- Chard -- Cherries -- Chicory -- Cucumbers -- Endive -- Fennel -- Figs -- Garlic. Piers Warren ; With Illustrations By Tessa Pettingell. Includes Index. Previous Ed.: Dereham: Wildeye, 2002.