Digby Law's Pickle and Chutney Cookbook

by Digby Law

Digby Law's Pickle & Chutney Cookbook is a New Zealand classic used and respected by home cooks and professionals alike. This indispensable reference contains 300 easy-to-make recipes for chutneys, relishes, sauces, oils, pickles, jellies, vinegars and mustards. Discover traditional preserves from Europe and North America, exotic specialties from Asia and Latin America, and enjoy familiar New Zealand favourites. This classic deserves a place in every New Zealand kitchen.

Genres: Cookbooks

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Born c1936, died 1987, Digby Law wrote several best selling cookbooks in the 1970s & 80s.

Reviews

[She's So Novel! ꧁꧂ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't often buy cookbooks these days, as it is often just as quick to Google a recipe you want. But there are certain recipe books that stand the test of time & this is one of them. I rarely make any chutneys or pickles that aren't a Digby Law recipe. Some of the late Mr Law's other books probably haven't stood the test of time so well - more high fat than we have now in these more health conscious times! This book has easy to follow directions, finds uses for unusual products like mountain paw paw & chokos & doesn't have any waste of space illustrations. In fact, other than the cover art it has no photos at all.

I've just finished making his peach chutney & it looks very pretty in its jar & the sample I've tasted was delicious!

I'm not going to include all of his recipes that I have successfully tried but I liked the apple chutney, the fresh fig chutney, the green tomato sauce (although I'll cut down the salt next time) & his brown pickled onions. My one criticism is Law's estimate of the total yield is always way off!

[Cale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful and tasty.

[pxi · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Ann Maloney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can't rate until I've tasted the matured outcome of one of his recipes......

Later:
The rhubarb chutney was tangy and tasty if a little sweet.
A wide ranging collection of interesting recipes worth exploring further.

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of variety in this collection to give you plenty of ideas. I like the cherry chutney and plan to try a couple more recipes soon.

[Darkpool · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can I just say... Banana chutney ftw. Blueberry chutney not so much.

[Kburgin]

Lots of quirky combination...