Pam gained her wealth of expertise in preserving foods when she owned ‘Thursday Cottage’, a small artisan preserves company producing exceptionally good jams, marmalades and curds. She has written the best selling River Cottage handbooks ‘Preserves’ and ‘Cakes’;  contributed to the River Cottage A-Z and her latest book ‘The Book of Preserves” was published in 2019.  Nowadays, and although retired from her commercial business, Pam still continues to embrace the time honoured skills of preserving fresh food, and is always eager  to share her knowledge to ensure that the practical skills of home preserving will never be lost.