Salt of the Earth by Leonora Sheppard

Salt of the Earth by Leonora Sheppard

This is not a cookbook, it's more than that.

In an era when we're overwhelmed with media on food, what to eat and how to eat it, this is not another lifestyle guide or nutritional magic bullet to add to your shelves. This is a collection of recipes donated the residents of Affpuddle, Briantspuddle and Turnerspuddle, a tiny parish in Dorset, to help create a book which gives a glimpse of life in our parish today, as well as being an alternative method of fundraising to help maintain and preserve a Grade I listed village hall.

Here is that collection together with images from the parish, photographed through the seasons to give a snapshot of rural life, what we're eating, what we're growing, the animals we're keeping and the landscape we're surrounded by.

Hopefully this book will sit on your bookshelf or coffee table to be enjoyed and referred to for many years to come. All of the recipes, food, props, photography, design and associated time in producing this book have been entirely donated.

Whilst thumbing through its pages you can allow yourself a warm glow of pride knowing your purchase has helped keep a community and a small part of the nation's heritage together.