Preserves

Preserves are a very important element of the Macedonian table, and in Macedonia’s past, a key part of survival. In the villages of Macedonia, storing food for the winter months was a communal family effort. Even during my childhood in Toronto, my family would get together every fall and spend a weekend working to preserve the fruits and vegetables grown over the summer. We used preservation techniques that were passed down through generations, and took pride in not being wasteful.