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Has anyone seen/used this book yet? It's on special offer with The Book People and sounds quite good, but I usually prefer to have a look through this type of book before I buy so am trusting that looking to any of you out there??
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Hi. It's reviewed here
I think I'm going to buy it as a surprise birthday present for Scarey55 - don't tell her! -
I started a thread about this one a few weeks ago after an e-mail from Amazon saying I might like it - cookery and gardening, how did they guess? Anyway, I asked if anybody had seen it and had an oppinion. Nobody replied which I took to mean that nobody had! Would still be interested to hear what people say if anyone does get it.
Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.
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We'll give an opinion when ours arrives. Strangely, it is cheaper and a lot faster for us to buy from Amazon UK and pay airmail postage than to buy from Amazon France with free delivery.
As they say across the pond, go figger.Comment
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Scared - check out The Book People website, they are selling it for £3.99, though I'm not sure about shipping it to France.Life may not be the party we hoped for but since we're here we might as well danceComment
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There doesn't seem to be a way to register with an address outside UK/RoI even though the small print mentions overseas customers.
Not to worry, Amazon will get it to me by the end of this week, provided the French postal system runs smoothly.Comment
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Hi all,
Sorry it has taken so long to get back to you. We have a copy of the allotment cookbook in front of us and it seems to be exactly as Alison has said. There is a fruit and vegetable glossary with anything from 1 to 4 pages (average 2) in which there is a bit about varieties, harvesting and storing, preparation, basic techniques, freezing and top recipe tips. Then there is a recipe section that starts about half way through (191 pages in all) which split into:
soups, starters, light meals, and salads.
Main meals:
Accompaniments:
Deserts and puddings:
Preserves and Preservation techniques.
Not too many recipes but lots of useful advice re freezing and keeping in general.
If you can get it for a reasonable price then I think it's probably a good book but at £12.99 it's worth waiting for the paperback?
Of course, this is just our view and many others may have a differing opinion but we said we would let you know.A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)
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I've got this book if it is the same one, picked it up in a ring bound 'semi-hard' cover for a fiver from the garden centre. Full title The Allotment Gardener's Cookbook.
It only covers fruit and veg - no rabbit, chicken or egg sections.
There is a lovely chart giving all recommended preserving methods for each veg e.g. sweetcorn - freezing or relish. Plums - freezing, jam, chutney, pickling.
However just because a fruit or veg has a preserving method marked, don't assume there will be a recipe to go with! For example the sweetcorn mentioned above has no recipes associated with it an there are no relish recipes listed listed of any sort.
In summary, a nice light weight book with a few interesting recipes and ideas. interesting but hardly profound!The weeks and the years are fine. It's the days I can't cope with!
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what about the gardeners cookbook recomended in gyo? cant remember the exact name but the recipee ideas looked really good.Yo an' Bob
Walk lightly on the earth
take only what you need
give all you can
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Do you mean Sarah Raven's book? I am on a list for it at my library. I can wait!All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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