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Everything homemade! Whether pork, beef, lamb, game or poultry - with the right recipe, good meat is not only preserved, but also refined. In this book, the experienced home butcher Bernhard Gahm shows you how you can properly salt, cure, dry, smoke and cook meat with little effort. This creates high-quality delicacies in all variations: ham, bacon, spare ribs, dried meat, smoked pork, pork knuckle, Schufele and much more. You will also learn everything you need to know about the most important tools, equipment and ingredients. Over 100 clear photos and many tips for avoiding errors will help you implement the tried and tested recipes. 128 pages.

​The colorful diversity of Austrian customsDiscover the fascinating world of Austrian traditions! This book tells of well-coiffed rams, daredevil horsemen and many other customs, which have often existed for centuries. Experience the most beautiful Austrian traditions throughout the year - from the magical beginning full of oracles to the noisy end when the Christ Child is shot at. On lovingly designed pages you will find stories to laugh, read and marvel at as well as valuable tips, how you can take part and join in yourself. An illustrated book with impressive photos. 224 pages.

The best pan-fried dishes from six countriesAlpine cuisine is characterized by nutritious dishes with lots of milk, cheese, potatoes, bread, grains, meat and fish, but also vegetables, which can be quickly prepared in a pan. It has retained its originality and can still be refined with a pinch of modernity.60 recipes from the Alpine countries of Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland, Italy and France prove how versatile Alpine cuisine can taste: omelettes, pancakes, Cheese spaetzle, char grstl, schnitzel with raw ham and cheese, fish fillets, rsti, pancakes, pumpkin gnocchi, pastries and many more delicacies.

Homemade! More and more barbecue enthusiasts are putting home-made sausages on the grill instead of the monotonous selection in supermarkets. And it's easier than you think! Even with a simple meat grinder, you can easily make delicious sausages yourself. Classic bratwursts in various variations, Thuringian and Nuremberg grilled sausages, Wolfsberger Bockwurst, Rhenish bratwurst, Ksekrainer, Knacker, Regensburger and numerous other regional delicacies. International specialties, such as Hungarian Debrecziner, Italian salsiccia or French crepinettes, which are fried in the pig's net instead of in the sausage skin. Recipes for currywurst, liver or black pudding for the grill as well as for cevapcici and other sausages "without skin". Special features such as fish sausage, lamb bratwurst, duck sausages and much more The author: Gerd Wolfgang Sievers is a professional chef and author of numerous internationally award-winning cookbooks. On the subject of meat processing, the practical books Preserving Meat were published by Leopold Stocker Verlag. Sour meat, brawn, rillettes, corned beef &~ Co and Drying your own meat made easy. 166 pages.

​The "Pischl" – The Standard Reference for DistillersWith over 200,000 copies sold, the "Pischl" is one of the most successful books on distilling.A lot has changed since the first edition in 1980: Today, connoisseurs place more value on delicate aromas and a mild finish.The Tyrolean distiller Ing. Zeni has now comprehensively revised the book.It contains up-to-date knowledge on fermentation, distillation, and the most important factors influencing flavor, yield, and alcohol content.Whether you're starting out as a hobby distiller or running a small distillery, this book provides practical information and understandable explanations.In addition to classic fruit brandies, specialties such as gentian and rowanberry are also presented.New chapters on grain spirits, gin, and rum have been added.A legal overview – for example, on EU labeling requirements for spirits – completes the work.A true guide for anyone with a passion for woodworking—from beginners to professionals.184 pages, full-color illustrations, 16.5 x 22 cm, hardcover

Distilling schnapps - this is how it works: This book - ~4 updated edition ~ provides compact basic knowledge for beginners and valuable information for experienced fruit distillers. ~From the preparation of the fruit to the equipment required and the entire distillation process to the further processing of the distillate, you will find out everything so that you can distill your own schnapps yourself . ~The error compass shows possible sources of error. A highlight is the chapter on the sensory control and assessment of fruit brandies. ~Recipes for batch schnapps round off the work. 112 pages.

With the chapter on Kornbrand and all relevant legal provisions and EU regulations, der Pischl is the comprehensive, most successful book about the schnapps distillery. Now in hardcover for the same price over 150,000 copies sold so far! From the contents:Raw materialsFermentation tanks and their careMashing< br>Alcoholic fermentationApplication of pure yeastBurning off the mashAlcohol determinationSetting the drinking strengthClarification and filteringSpecial spiritsStorage SalesLatest legal regulationsKornbrand

Fruits, vegetables, herbs, mushrooms and more. Dehydrating and drying is currently experiencing a real renaissance. Through the traditional way of preserving fruit and vegetables, you not only preserve all the nutrients, you also refine and transform the dried food into fine specialties. In this compact guide, Achim Samwald gives you all the basics about the various dehydrating and drying techniques, the optimal drying times, correct storage and ideal processing. The basic instructions for drying fruit, vegetables, spices, grains, mushrooms and nuts prepare you for the comprehensive recipe section: from dried fruit compote to mushroom spreads to fig slices. Conjure up your very own treats! 128 pages.

"~Homemade"~ is very trendy. With the new, hitherto unrivaled work Dry your own meat. The renowned chef and cookbook author Gerd Wolfgang Sievers is now presenting a book with which connoisseurs of home-made delicacies can try to preserve them by drying meat.Prosciutto, Graubnden meat, but also unusual foods such as jerk or biltong dried meat specialties from America and Africa have long since moved away from their original function of preservation to becoming a culinary specialty. True connoisseurs can now start making these delicacies at home. Starting with the theoretical basis of meat drying, Sievers shows how to properly dry ham, sausages, pork, beef, lamb, horse and game meat and use it to produce the various sought-after dried meat specialties. The tools required are presented and the different techniques are explained. In addition to air drying, the book is also dedicated to the drying technique of cold smoking, which is more complex than hot smoking, but with a result that makes your tongue water while reading the book.The extensive selection of recipes provides sure to satisfy every taste. The author: Gerd Wolfgang Sievers, born in Mnster in 1968, learned the craft of cooking from various renowned top chefs, followed by studying journalism at the University of Vienna. Several of his books have already received awards, including Genussland sterreich~ from the World Cookbook Award as the world's best cookbook and the "~Snail Cookbook"~ from the Gastronomic Academy of Germany.

Anyone who has a garden knows the challenge: a lot of fruit and vegetables are produced in a short time, it is almost impossible to eat them and the freezer soon bursts at the seams. Drying the valuable harvest is the solution: a long shelf life is achieved, regardless of continuous power supply. Dried foods take up less space, complement the menu, offer special taste experiences and are inexpensive to produce.This book describes how to properly prepare, dry and store around 50 types of fruit and vegetables as well as herbs and all types of meat and used. The recipe section explains how to make fruit leather or baby food yourself and what can be conjured up from the dried delicacies.288 pages.

Dried delicacies - the dehydrated and dried products are not only preserved but also refined in taste. The detailed introductory part explains everything about preserving by removing water and also provides information about various drying techniques Advantages and disadvantages of the different drying devices, the influence of drying ~on important ingredients and measures to preserve them. ~With 80 different regional medicinal and spice plants, core, stone, berry or Wild fruit, ~Fruit, onion, root or tuber vegetables, mushrooms as well as herbs and flowers, everything that can be dried or dried.Clear classification of the product groups, information about quality assurance, storage and sales make this possible Book also a helpful reference for direct marketers. 160 pages. ~

For healthy plants and happy gardeners!160 diseases and pests in words and picturesClearly sorted by plantThe most important information in one place Look You don't know who is nibbling on your maple tree? Or why the phlox leaves the spoons dangling? With this book you can find out quickly and easily.The 42 most important garden plants are sorted alphabetically and their 160 potential pests are presented in words and pictures. Browse through the plants and identify the culprit you are looking for using a profile and picture. With this knowledge you can decide whether resistance is necessary and which biological or chemical means you want to use.

Vital, healthy and beautiful thanks to the power of the tuber. Potatoes are very popular in the kitchen as a side dish. But the great tuber can do much more: it is just as ideal a food for top athletes as it is suitable for losing weight as part of a potato diet. Their health applications in folk medicine are numerous, and their effect in natural cosmetics is remarkable. Extraordinary recipes round off the comprehensive potato book.Potato cure: ~Due to their low calorie content, potatoes are ideal for losing weight: How to carry out such a potato cure, is revealed with numerous recipes. Confessed supporters of this diet, according to the "beer pope" Conrad Seidl, report on their experiences.Potatoes for exercise and sport: ~Due to their high potassium content, potatoes are also the right food  ~ ~ for top athletes, as extreme mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner testifies in an interview.Potato therapies: ~Their squeezed juice supports the stomach and intestinal area, its decoction works as an inhalation for colds and externally , used as a potato poultice or wrap, they are effective for pain and inflammation of all kinds.Potatoes for beauty: ~Whether acne, cellulite, pink veins or dry skin, used correctly The great tuber also works wonders in natural cosmetics.Hand-picked recipes ~also open up new "potato worlds" in the kitchen: the recipes range from down-to-earth foods to grandmother's baked potato noodles to gourmet cuisine from award-winning chefs like ~ ~ The Obauer brothers and Franz Fuiko from Carpe Diem in Salzburg, who made their best creations available for this book. Such delicacies as potato marzipan and potato fruit jam are not forgotten either.

Rarely can practical use and attractive appearance be combined as well as when growing espaliered fruit. For many houses and gardens, it is the lush trellis that gives them the right decoration. Karl Pieber and Peter Modl explain how best to do this and what you should take into account in the practical book Espalier Fruit.All types of espaliers are used - from planting on the house wall to to the free-standing pergola - but also fruit hedges, which have recently become fashionable again, as well as their correct care are clearly described. Not only is the structure of the framework and the materials required for it explained, but also the planting of different types of fruit, from stone fruit to berry fruit, as well as their training and shaping. Another focus is on the question of which fruit species and varieties are particularly suitable for espalier planting and what soil quality they require. Information on location requirements as well as care and pruning ensure that the newly built trellis will soon have lush vegetation and produce the expected yield. Last but not least, the authors also address the most important diseases and pests of fruit trees and how best to prevent or counteract them.

Schnitzen leichtgemachtGrundlegende Tipps für Einsteiger34 Projekte für Anfänger und FortgeschritteneHolz, Seife und Golfbälle schnitzenDer einleitende Teil bringt alle Informationen, die der Einsteiger haben muss: richtige Auswahl von Messer und Holz, Schärfen leicht gemacht, Dehnungs- und Lockerungsübungen für die Muskeln, grundlegende Schnitttechniken und vor allem: Sicherheit! Natürlich darf nur mit einem speziellen Schutzhandschuh geschnitzt werden, auch wenn dieser auf den Bildern nicht zu sehen ist, wenn die richtige Haltung des Holzes und das exakte Ansetzen des Messers Schritt für Schritt gezeigt werden.Das Buch startet mit ganz einfachen Projekten wie einem weihnachtlichen Engel, dem Mondgesicht, einem Einhorn oder einem Bären aus Seife, bietet aber auch Vorlagen und Ideen für Fortgeschrittene, wie Löffel und Holztasse mit Verzierungen, einen Wichtel, ein lustiges Seeungeheuer und einen Hahn auf einem Ast sowie individuell gefertigte menschliche Figuren. 136 SeitenDie Autoren: Das Kreative Projektteam besteht aus den Redakteuren der vierteljährlich erscheinenden Holzarbeitsfachzeitschrift „Woodcarving Illustrated“ aus den USA. Sie sind ständig auf der Suche nach spannenden Projektideen und anschaulichen Arbeitsbildern, um ihrer Leserschaft neue Inspirationen zu liefern und weitere Menschen für das schöne Hobby der Holzbearbeitung zu interessieren.

Complete package: You can find out everything you need to know about keeping chickens as a hobby in your own garden in this XXL standard work by hobby breeder Herv Husson. His entire wealth of knowledge over the years can be found in this large book with over 370 illustrations: In many step-by-step instructions you will learn everything about a safe chicken coop and run, about feeding, maintaining health, hygiene, about pedigree and hybrid chickens and about chickens -Behave. As a practical extra, he also introduces you to the 32 breed portraits, overviews of chicken diseases and the useful chicken medicine cabinet and answers the most frequently asked questions about keeping chickens appropriately. 256 pages.

Everything for horse ownersThe practical reference book for modern horse husbandryHorse husbandry has undergone fundamental changes in recent decades—from agricultural livestock to valued leisure partners and economic factors. This change has also increased the demands placed on modern, animal-friendly, and economically successful husbandry.The reference book “Everything for horse owners” by Dr. Peter Zechner offers in-depth, first-hand expert knowledge: from the biology of horses to species-appropriate husbandry and needs-based feeding to modern stable concepts and the targeted prevention of typical diseases. Practical, understandable, and up-to-date, it provides the necessary know-how for responsible horse owners and professionals.A special focus is placed on professional horse breeding and farm management. Different types of farms—from breeding and rearing farms to boarding stables—are examined in detail, analyzed economically, and evaluated in a practical manner. The work is supplemented by a comprehensive overview of the legal framework.Your indispensable guide to successful, future-oriented horse husbandry.About the author:Dr. Peter Zechner has been active in the horse world for over 40 years. He is a consultant for horse breeding and husbandry at the Upper Austrian Chamber of Agriculture, managing director of the Upper Austrian Horse Breeders' Association, and a court-certified S

Self-sufficiency made easy - cooking according to tried and tested farmer's recipes!In the book "Everything for the pantry" you will find around 200 varied recipes for preserving. Cooking fruity strawberry jam, pickling vegetables or drying delicious apples and tomatoes from the garden - 9 farmers from all federal states in Austria will show you in an easy-to-understand way how you can cook and preserve fruit yourself . They also reveal their insider tips on heating, choosing preserving utensils and storage. Did you know, for example, that mustard fruits that are heated in a preserving pot last for over a year and, when cooked, go excellently with roast venison or grilled meat? Our farmers are true experts in storage and present you with tried and tested classics such as Dandelion honey or eggnog as well as new creations, for example pepper chutney or lime blossom hop jelly.Because homemade tastes best and is inexpensive!< br>With the book "Everything for the pantry" you can enjoy the rich harvest from your self-sufficient garden and the diverse range of local basic products all year round. The homemade delicacies also impress as loving gift ideas. No matter whether you are a beginner or a professional - with this wide variety of recipes, everyone will find something to their taste. Simple, tried-and-tested instructions and many helpful tips from the wealth of experience of our farmers make stockpiling a pleasure! - real variety of recipes: 200 different, carefully selected ideas ! - delicious jams and jellies, spicy pickled vegetables, fine chutneys, aromatic oils and vinegars, refreshing juices, tempting liqueurs and much more. - traditional and modern specialties for every season- detailed chapter with all the basics about stockpiling - the 9 farmers' wives in portrait - tasteful color photos - handy format

This book is intended as a guide and source of ideas for all agricultural businesses in the area of sheep farming. ~The two authors want to motivate new ones in the area of public relations, the Internet and external appearance ~ ways to go. Together with experts, the successful sheep farmers describe what is important in lamb fattening, sheep milk production and marketing. ~Includes little-known lamb recipes from the star chef and an excursus on the zero-waste idea.  ~Illustrated in color throughout, hardcover, 152 pages. ~

For all festivities around the year - divided regionally - from New Year's Eve and New Year's cookies to Glckler and carnival donuts, Lenten pretzels, Easter Pinzen, Kirchweih bread, Whitsun strudel and All Saints' Striezel to gingerbread Krampus, in this book you will find over 100 recipes for traditional festive cookies from Austria and Bavaria , Baden-Wrttemberg and South Tyrol. ~Whether for Christmas, Easter, Carnival or Mother's Day - there is the perfect pastry for every occasion. The recipes are easy to bake and contain all the important ingredients. ~More than 100 farmers' wives have rummaged through their old cookbooks from their mothers and grandmothers and sent interesting recipes for their holiday pastries, some with illustrations of the often handwritten original recipes. Fully illustrated, hardcover, 128 pages.Here are some of the recipes from the book: Christmas stollen Christmas stollen Gingerbread Cinnamon stars Vanilla crescents SpeculoosNut corners Linzertorte Sachertorte Apple strudel Kaiserschmarrn

April warm, May cool, June wet, fills the farmer's barn and barrel. All farmers' and weather rules With name days and sowing tips Small weather encyclopediaIn this one In the book you will find a detailed collection of old farming and weather rules. Find out how you can use the centuries-old wealth of experience of our ancestors to make reliable long-term predictions even without weather forecasts and state-of-the-art satellite systems. With a wealth of information about weather, this book is a useful and entertaining companion for all gardening and nature activities.

Farmers from Austria and Germany reveal their favorite recipes on the topic of Lard pastries sweet &~ spicy. In addition to the classic carnival donut (also known as Berliner or pancake in Germany), there are countless regional specialties in all imaginable shapes and made from a wide variety of doughs: farmers donuts, spagat donuts, baked mice, rose donuts, Polsterzipfel, Germstrauben, Badische Striebele, Mutzen, farmer's langos, cabbage donuts and many more.In the past, some of these delicacies were only prepared on certain occasions throughout the year. For example, B. Strauben were served after strenuous harvesting or threshing work, the Holy Spirit donuts were served at Pentecost and Rumpelnudeln were distributed by the dairymaids at the cattle drive.More than 90 recipes, some traditional, some innovative and modified for sweet and savory enjoyment. 144 pages.

Farmers from Austria, Bavaria, Baden-Wrttemberg, Switzerland and South Tyrol have made their favorite Christmas baking recipes available for this book: In addition to the best classics, you will also find many regional specialties and new baking ideas from creative farmers. The recipes range from cookies, biscuits and confectionery to extraordinary cakes for the holidays. Additionally: traditional pastries for Advent, Christmas and New Year's Eve.

Fencing around a property has always been a way of demarcating one's property. Garden and homeowners are given an overview of the traditional types of wooden fence, such as picket, batten, wattle and Hanichel fences. Do-it-yourselfers will find many helpful tips and instructions on planning, choosing materials, necessary tools, types of production, the lifespan of wood and wood protection. A separate chapter is dedicated to a dying craft: the production of traditional fence rings. 148 pages.