Binding: Hardcover
Brand: PELICAN PUBLISHING
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.852
EAN: 9781589802353
Edition: 1st
Feature: The Jamlady Cookbook
ISBN: 1589802357
Label: Pelican Publishing Company
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: Pelican Publishing Company
MPN: 2353
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2004-07-04
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Studio: Pelican Publishing Company

• The Jamlady Cookbook
• PELICAN PUBLISHING

More than a cookbook, this food-preparation reference guide is a superbly informative read, with useful information on everything from the cultivation of plants and new techniques in jamming to liqueurs and cordials. While many people believe they lack the hobby time to can preserves, Jamlady demonstrates techniques and ingredients adaptable to busy households.

For years, visitors to Chicagoland farmers’ markets have counted on Jamlady’s impressive selection of jams and jellies to add excitement to meals. This cookbook puts a dazzling array of foods often thought of as mere condiments front and center, within reach of even those home cooks with basic skills, limited time, and access to simple ingredients. More advanced recipes and methods teach more experienced canners the savory and sweet secrets to creating their own fine preserves. The extensive baking section and serving suggestions offer ideas on how to best showcase these preserved and enhanced flavors. Jamlady’s decades of research and experimentation have culminated in this impressive volume, destined to become a dog-eared classic in the pantheon of cookin

Customer Rating:
Summary: Treasure trove of information, but...
Comment: I liked the depth and breadth of information that is offered in this book, but it could have used some more editing. The author refers to herself in the third person throughout the book, even when recalling fond childhood memories. It comes off as forced-folksy and incredibly pretentious. It made the book very difficult to read. I found myself reading snippets of the more ridiculous passages out loud to my husband. The recipes are sometimes marked off by clear headers, and sometimes not. For example there is a challah bread recipe mixed in with a jam recipe. The technical information is mixed in with other jam recipes, making finding specific info difficult. Her publishers may have let this author have too much of a free hand in writing this cookbook. Perhaps later editions will improve. Take this book out of the library, but I don't recommend its purchase.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Needs major editing
Comment: The book is not organized very well - sections seem to be thrown in where they don't belong (there is an Old Timers and Acid and Pectin section right in the middle of the Mangoes, Apricots, Nectarines, and Peaches section). When using the index to find things they are on the wrong page(s) in looking up Peach Butter the index lists 108, 217, 242 and 227; only 242 makes a reference to peach butter. Some recipes are very detailed others make you guess.
Another thing that bugs me about the book is that it's written in the 3rd person. She wrote the book but every other paragraph starts off with something like: Jamlady appreciates the many people, the Jamlady and the USDA recommend, Jamlady cautions buyers, Jamlady is curious....
If you are looking for a solid informative canning book try Blue Ribbon Preserves by Linda Amendt instead.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Jamlady Cookbook review
Comment: I have taken professional courses on jam making in the past 3 years. I am amazed with how thorough the jamlady cookbook is. I was especially pleased with the knowledge on the following topics: the french plunge method, and how to make homemade apple pectin.

The second point I will comment on is her canning methods. She is one of the only authors I have read who truly understands the chemistry of canning and explains it so well!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: This Jamlady Cooks
Comment: I have just discovered cooking as my new hobby. I wanted to try to make my own jam - preserves. The Jamlady Cookbook was just what I needed to get me started. Every receipe I tried came out exactly as it should. A great book for the novice jam maker.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Home Canner's Review
Comment: As an amateur home-canner, I found the book to be very helpful in regard to the theory of why jams work or why they fail. The technical info is great. From a recipe stand-point, I was a little disappointed. Most of the recipe's are something that the basic amateur home-canner will never use. If you want a simple recipe for blackberry jam, you will not find it. With some adjustment from other recipe's, you can make it work. Overall, I am glad I have the book, but it is not a "basic" jam-book.

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