Preserving, Potting and Pickling: Food from the storecupboards of Europe

Elisabeth Luard is an award—winning food writer and a winner of the much coveted Glenfiddich Trophy and is one of the most highly respected cookery writers in Britain today. She is one of the leading authorities on European food and cooking. Her acclaimed writings are often cited as an inspiration by many of today’s leading chefs, as well as home cooks near and far.

For centuries the storecupboard was the most important feature in every European castle, house or hovel. Its contents were jeal...