Welcome to Let’s Preserve It!
This website is inspired by Beryl Wood’s book of the same name. First published in 1970 the book has long been an essential fixture in British kitchens, including Nigella Lawson’s. Explore our recipes for preserving fruits and vegetables and making jams, jellies, chutneys, pickles and fruit butters and cheeses and don’t forget to get your copy of Let’s Preserve It in either Hardbook or ebook format.
Enjoy!
Pippa Cardale
Niece of the late Beryl Wood
Latest News and Recipes:
7 Dec
The preserve that Beryl missed
When presented with a few persimmons recently, I decided that in addition to enjoying the fresh fruit it was worthy of moving on and making these fruits into a preserve. I flipped through Let’s Preserve It looking for a recipe for jam or chutney. However I was to discover that persimmons were obviously not to be…
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15 Feb
Dundee’s story of discovering marmalade
After the festivities of Christmas and the NewYear are over and the kitchen has some semblance of normality, Seville oranges arrive and with them the great marmalade making season. I wanted to make a good batch last week and still manage to deliver a jar to Fortnum and Masons. They nobly collect any entries and send the…
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16 Oct
When the cupboard is bare
I have been somewhat idle this summer and for various reasons have glossed over the abundance of fruits and vegetables growing in gardens or displayed on stalls. However, recently I was offered a bag of mixed eaters and cookers apples and I pondered on how best to use them. Whether to make an all apple…
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10 Apr
Cranberry and Orange hot cross buns, chocolate Easter cake and Simnel buns
Hot Cross bus are traditionally made to be served on Good Friday. The story goes that the first buns were made by a 14th century monk who then distributed them to the poor on Good Friday. So it really bothers me is to see these sweet and spicy buns on sale at Christmas. The story also goes that Queen…
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17 Mar
Happy St Patrick’s Day My stomach often cries out to me ‘I just want something green’ and whether it comes as a preserve or as a fresh adjunct on a plate, there is a huge array of green foods from which to choose. Green foods somehow radiate health, often fresh and with nutritious and wholesome…
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