It Starts with Fruit

Finalist for the 2021 IACP Best Cookbook Award  Jam making gets a bad rap for being highly technical, complicated, messy, hot, and sticky; but preserving fruit can be simple and easy.Jordan Champagne unlocks the secrets of mouthwatering fruit sauces and butters, delicious whole-fruit preserves, and fresh-tasting jams and marmalades from the comfort of your home kitchen.It Starts with Fruit features 73 recipes total: master recipes for each type of preserve, followed by recipes for jams, marmalade, juices, syrups, shrubs, whole fruit preserves, butters, pie fillings, and dried fruits, plus a final chapter on baking with preserves. • Great for home cooks who want an easy and approachable guide to making jams and other fruit-based preserves• Jordan's gentle and encouraging methods will guide you through the process of making incredible fruit preserves using seasonal produce.• Learn inventive techniques that are more flavorful and less complicated than traditional methods—with less sugar,