Keeping tradition alive …
Recognised as a leading authority on preserves and winner of the World’s Original Marmalade Festival 2008, Vivien enjoys teaching and demonstrating traditional methods of preserving at her home in Somerset, at food events and cookery schools. As a Preserves Judge, Vivien encourages novices and artisans to develop their skills when entering competitions.
First Preserves: Marmalades 
Now Available on iBook
First Preserves: Marmalades on iBooks®, features recipes that can be made throughout the year. It combines the interactive nature of the iPad® with elements of Vivien’s acclaimed first book, entitled First Preserves: Marmalades, Jams, Chutneys.
First Preserves book
First Preserves is an authoritative guide to making marmalades, jams, chutneys and how to enter competitions. Vivien shares her favourite recipes with the help of step-by-step text and images. She offers expert advice about using the best quality fruit and vegetables to make them into award-winning preserves. The book is aimed at anyone who would like to know more about home preserving.
Book reviews:
“There have been countless books on marmalades, jams and chutneys over the years but First Preserves concentrates on a carefully selected collection of recipes that you really want to make, rather than hundreds of recipes you’ll never attempt. It’s one of the most authoritative books on the subject I’ve encountered.” Mark Taylor - food editor of Bristol Evening Post and Cotswold Life.
See Carolyn Hart’s review of First Preserves in the Daily Telegraph.
Published in hardback by Citrus Press Ltd. The book is fully illustrated with more than 100 colour photos showing every stage of preserve making.
Available now – buy online.
