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Cooking, preserving and home brewing

From the home brewery to ambitions of chefly grandeur. Find out how to do it all here and really taste the difference.

Alison's Yule Log
Christmas Pudding
Mincemeat by Gil
Mincemeat by Northern Lad
Christmas Cake
Bulk buying from wholefood wholesalers
Box schemes
How To Make Chutney
How to make LEMON CURD and other kinds
The art of dram-making
Fruit Liqueurs
Yoghurt making
Making jellies and preserving wild fruits
Basic jam recipes
A basic guide to jam and jelly making
The easiest sponge cake in the world
Herb and Flower Wines
Samosas - Tasty Snacks and easy to make
The Game Cook Book by Clarissa Dickson-Wright & Johnny Scott
Home made pasta
Herring: King Of The Sea
Making Bacon - 3 day cure
Ground elder recipes - eat your way to eradicating a troublesome weed
Review - Preserved - Nick Sandler and Johnny Acton
"A Taste of India"
Bread making
Sloe Gin and Vodka
How to... joint a rabbit
The Hydrometer
Basic Stock Making - - Beef, Chicken, Fish
Home wine making
Smoking times with portions and a small smoker
Filing Cabinet Hot/Cold smoker
Dealing with a stuck ferment
 
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