Storing goodness

摘要

Freshness and seasonable foods are surely the prime goals of the cook and gardener alike. A pear in the first week of October, asparagus in May, strawberries on a golden summer's evening and tomatoes eaten still warm from the truss in high summer. Nothing beats seasonal ingredients, organically grown and eaten fresh from the garden. But I also grow some garden crops deliberately to store in one form or another. This is not, in most cases, as a substitute for the 'real' thing but as something that isdelicious in its own right.