Edible Gifts

This book features irresistibly delicious home-made treats to give as presents and to keep. You can make exciting edible gifts with over 30 tempting ideas for cooking with seasonal produce. It features classic recipes, such as Lemon and Mint Curd and Spicy Mustards, as well as more unusual gifts, including Turkish Delight and Peach Wine. It includes recipes for preserves and drinks, spreads and cookies, oils and vinegars, and candies and sweet delights. You can discover how to make the most of fresh and dried fruit, nuts, chocolate, herbs, spices and even flower petals. It contains useful advice on sterilizing containers, creating seals and labeiling your produce. Few gifts are more appreciated than those that have been made by the giver. Hand-made truffles are so much more special than ordinary chocolates and a pretty bottle of country cordial makes a thoughtful gift. This book is packed with recipes from preserves to candles and from spiced oils to chutneys. There are delicious