Christmas gifts: preserves

Make your Christmas gift that bit more special with these preserves recipes. Your loved ones will appreciate your effort when they receive the James Martin limoncello, Rachel Allen's cranberry and orange relish, or a sophisticated bottle of home-made sushi ginger. Why not include the recipe with the gift so your friends can make them too?

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  • Fig Jam Fig Jam Add a touch of the Mediterranean to your breakfast table with Gioconda Scott's recipe for home-made fig jam
  • Sushi ginger Angela Nielsen makes a classy gift for Japanese food lovers
  • Giardiniere pickles Giardiniere pickles Delia Smith's pickles are fab served with a plate of salamis, prosciutto and mortadella, and a selection of deli cheese
  • Limoncello Limoncello James Martin's recipe for limoncello, an intensely lemony Italian liqueur. Serve ice-cold as an after-dinner digestif