Making jams and chutneys is an easy way to defy the seasons and preserve the flavours of fruits and vegetables for many months. And, if you grow your own, the art of preserving is even more satisfying.

Fresh cherry jam in the middle of winter? Eggplant pickle all year round? Making jams and chutneys is an easy way to defy the seasons and preserve the flavours of fruits and vegetables for many months. And if you grow your own, the art of preserving is even more satisfying. More than 85 recipes for sweet and savoury jams, preserves, jellies, marmalades, chutneys and pickles are included, and there are instructions for making microwave jams and dried fruits, too. Key points: ways to make the most of gluts of inexpensive seasonal fruit and vegetables; all the necessary techniques clearly explained.