Inés García Durán

This book contains the most delicious recipes to prepare jams, jellies and chutneys at home. Jams are the result of boiling fruits with sugar to achieve a rather thick product. Jellies, on the other hand, are gelled mixtures of fruit juices and sugar, usually boiled together with their seeds because of the pectin they provide, which helps them to take on a gelatinous consistency. Lastly, chutneys are a sort of sweet-and-sour and spicy jam of oriental origin, wherein fruits are mixed with various spices, and to which vinegar or lemon has been added for an attractive acidic touch.

Home processing and preservation of food in jars is a traditional task that has been developed in order to provide food reserves for times of scarcity. Throughout the centuries, it has also allowed those who prepare them to show off their attractive and tasty pickles, clear jellies, exotic chutneys, and hearty jams. This book presents a variety of recipes to prepare quick and easy homemade sweets and preserves.