Conserve
Conserves were originally created as a way of enjoying summer fruits in the depths of winter, a practice we wholeheartedly endorse with Delia's wonderful recipes.
Makes three 1 lb (350 ml capacity) jarsDark Apricot and Almond Conserve
A lovely dark preserve that you can make in the winter months, when fresh fruit is out of season, as it uses dried apricots. Apricots and almonds have a wonderful affinity and this is bound to become a family favourite!
Makes 6 lb (2.75 kg)Christmas Easy: Home-made Christmas Mincemeat
Delia's mincemeat is, as you'd expect, totally brilliant. So make up some batches of this lovely mincemeat - you won't believe how easy it is and it puts anything you can buy well and truly in the shade!
Makes 6 lb (2.75 kg)Home-made Christmas Mincemeat with Cranberries
Surprisingly easy to make, this lovely mincemeat is bound to become a Christmas favourite. The addition of cranberries adds colour and flavour to a classic preserve that can be adapted easily for vegetarians.
Makes four 17½ fl oz (500 ml) preserving jarsGiardiniere Pickles (Italian Garden Pickles)
Bottle summer vegetables for a taste of summer in the depths of winter. These lovely Italian-style pickles are superb with a plate of charcuterie or cheeses and good bread.
Makes seven 0.5 litre jarsDark Chunky Marmalade
Delia describes this marmalade as the best she's ever tasted and marmalade makers should rejoice: it needs long, slow cooking so is really easy to make.
Makes 3 x 1 lb (350 ml capacity) jarsGooseberry and Elderflower Preserve
Was it a happy accident or nature's clever plan, that while English gooseberries are ripe and ready for picking, the elderflower trees are in full blossom, and that the flavours of the two together are superlative? Now that elderflower is concentrate
Makes 3-4 lb (1.35-1.8 kg)Fresh Apricot Preserve
This is my mother's recipe, and every year she waits patiently for the price of apricots to come down – which usually happens in August, especially at the end of a warm summer day when whole boxes are sold off at the markets by stallholders at bargai
Makes 3 lb (1.35 kg)Home-made Strawberry Preserve
Strawberries are cheap and plentiful in the summer, so why not take advantage of this by storing away some of their sunny, ripe flavour to brighten bleak winter days to come? In a preserve, the whole fruit is suspended intact in its own jelly, so non
Serves 4A Confit of Redcurrants, Orange and Mint
Perfect with lamb, this easy confit is a superb way to use up any gluts of redcurrants that may assail you during the summer!
Makes 3 lb (1.35 kg)Home-made Christmas Mincemeat
Home-made mincemeat is dead simple to make and this recipe is particularly succulent and moist, as the suet slowly melts to coat the fruits, sealing in moisture and flavour.
Return to Homepage
