Hand-cured olives, home-baked bread, fresh goat cheese: Before Whole Foods and Trader Joe's, the only way to enjoy these pure and simple flavors was to make them the old-fashioned way-by hand. This charming little guide will teach you how to blend your own mustards, crush grapes for wine, bottle vinegar at home, and more. Sure, you can buy these things at the neighborhood farmers market, but Alley's instructions are so easy, you'll be inspired to add her age-old techniques to your culinary repertoire. The sumptuous recipes at the end of each chapter enable you to put the fruits of your labor to good use.
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From milling your own grain and making simple mustard to making good homemade vinegars, this packs in advice on how to make some extraordinary homemade goods. These culinary arts, from curing to growing herbs and making cheese, are 'lost' arts resurrected for this fine account. -- Midwest Book Review
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LYNN ALLEY is a freelance food and wine journalist interested in traditional foods and techniques from around the world. The author of LOST ARTS, she has contributed articles to Fine Cooking, Cook’s Illustrated, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Appellation magazine. She frequently writes for Wine Spectator and its website. Alley has also taught classes at cooking schools around the United States. She resides in San Diego, California.
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Lost Arts : A Cook's Guide to Making Vinegar, Curing Olives,,
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This review is from: Lost Arts (Paperback)
how to cure olives or make cheese, these are some of things I wish that my grandparents would have toughs me if they were alive. such things are a truly becoming a lost art in our fast paced society. however, thanks to this and other books we the novice cook/gardener will find this vary pleasing book to have and use.
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I was slightly disappointed with this book. The title and description led me to think that it was going to be more of an instruction book. It actually turned out to be an overview of the history of each of the items listed with a smattering of recipes. There was a certain amount of instruction in the book but it buried in chatty discussions about 'the old world'.
There is a certain level of useful information and a brief list of resources ( about 15 businesses total). However this was written in 1995 and there are no websites listed, just mailing addresses and phone numbers, though most of the business are easy to find on the internet. I googled about half of them and they all seem to be in business still. A great read for foodies but if you're looking for a useful text on producing your own (vinegar, goat cheese, mustards, etc) this is not the title for you.
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