Mrs.Greengenes
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Very nice lookin jam there Mrs.B..... but I love the toes, ring, and anklet. Cute.. Hippie feet if I ever seen them. I like mine that way too. Talk to you later and enjoy your blackberries. 
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Blackberry Jam
- Thread starter Mrs.Babba
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When's tea? I can almost smell the jam over scones from here 
looks just as nice as last years batch Mrs B 
Yep been busy harvesting seeds from food crops at home and learning how best to dry and store them all,, plus making some pickles, and chutneys , and mint sauces, for Xmas.
Haven't been out scrumping once yet this season (hangs head in shame),, but we did harvest 20kg plus apples from trees we got growing,, and already started making cider and pies and things with them
Cherry tomato crop was the best we've ever had this year,, and the chilies are hot hot hot
peace out
DocLeaf
looks just as nice as last years batch Mrs B Mrs.Babba said:DocLeaf...how was your summer dear?? busy Im sure!!
Yep been busy harvesting seeds from food crops at home and learning how best to dry and store them all,, plus making some pickles, and chutneys , and mint sauces, for Xmas.
Haven't been out scrumping once yet this season (hangs head in shame),, but we did harvest 20kg plus apples from trees we got growing,, and already started making cider and pies and things with them
Cherry tomato crop was the best we've ever had this year,, and the chilies are hot hot hot
peace out
DocLeaf
OMG it's Sooooooo goood.....surely was worth the wait!!!! Thanks MrsB DLB
DLB
aww thanks sog and doc!!..means alot to me that you guys liked the jam
come on by, theres more..salsa too!!!
sounds like a good summer docleaf!!...nice, and thanks again for the seeds, cant wait to give them a go! scrumping??...hehe not sure what it means but its cute if you can say that about a word hehe
come on by, theres more..salsa too!!!
sounds like a good summer docleaf!!...nice, and thanks again for the seeds, cant wait to give them a go! scrumping??...hehe not sure what it means but its cute
if you can say that about a word hehe
Cool Mrs B.
Scrumping - from Old English - dialect meaning to forage (fruits) from an orchard, wood, or garden without permission [variant of scrimp].
i.e. Adam and Eve got caught scrumping by God in the Garden of Eden :wink:
Scrumpy - from Old Cornish - a cloudy cider made from apples.
peace peace peace
Scrumping - from Old English - dialect meaning to forage (fruits) from an orchard, wood, or garden without permission [variant of scrimp].
i.e. Adam and Eve got caught scrumping by God in the Garden of Eden :wink:
Scrumpy - from Old Cornish - a cloudy cider made from apples.
peace peace peace
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Yo Mrs. B
In the spirit of preserving foodstuff ,, we pickled some garlic this year,, as an experiment,, but it already went blue
Did some surfing on tinter-web and it says this is normal reaction between vinegar and sulphur compounds in the garlic,, ( or something scientific like that.)
Although these now look completely toxic, kill ya down stuff,, they are perfectly edible,, and are now void of the properties that could/would/should give garlic breath (or garlic pon lung). Plus it's a neat way of preserving garlic cloves (ready for cooking) over winter months,, the cauliflower and chillies, pepper corns where added with a spoon of sugar,, for no reason other than i n i must have been stoned when making up that bottle/cans. hehe
Peace out, and keep it homegrown/foraged/scrumped,,
Edit: these pickled garlic cloves make an excellent base to many curry, salsa, jambalaya, and saute recipes,, personally we'd add some crushed fresh/wet garlic to most of the above recipies if we wanted to add the garlic flavour to the dish,, pickled cloves also make a good addition to homemade chutney,, alongside the left over "ringal" (vinegar) :wink:
In the spirit of preserving foodstuff ,, we pickled some garlic this year,, as an experiment,, but it already went blue
Did some surfing on tinter-web and it says this is normal reaction between vinegar and sulphur compounds in the garlic,, ( or something scientific like that.)
Although these now look completely toxic, kill ya down stuff,, they are perfectly edible,, and are now void of the properties that could/would/should give garlic breath (or garlic pon lung). Plus it's a neat way of preserving garlic cloves (ready for cooking) over winter months,, the cauliflower and chillies, pepper corns where added with a spoon of sugar,, for no reason other than i n i must have been stoned when making up that bottle/cans. hehe
Peace out, and keep it homegrown/foraged/scrumped,,
Edit: these pickled garlic cloves make an excellent base to many curry, salsa, jambalaya, and saute recipes,, personally we'd add some crushed fresh/wet garlic to most of the above recipies if we wanted to add the garlic flavour to the dish,, pickled cloves also make a good addition to homemade chutney,, alongside the left over "ringal" (vinegar) :wink:
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6 months later we have the spoon ready to taste this jam Mrs. B (is it ready yet?).. lol
We plan on making pales and pales of wine this season with the brambles (for winter) and maybe some jam with any other soft fruits. The strawberries are all but eaten for this season
Hope the fruits reap their rewards again this year Mrs B
peace, love, flowers (and bramble jam)
dLeaf
We plan on making pales and pales of wine this season with the brambles (for winter) and maybe some jam with any other soft fruits. The strawberries are all but eaten for this season
Hope the fruits reap their rewards again this year Mrs B
peace, love, flowers (and bramble jam)
dLeaf
Hey there doc! the way the berry bushes are looking this year its going to be a bountiful crop!! ...they are loaded with small green berries right now and come the first part of Aug babba and I will be out there picking away!!
I hope to make a dbl batch this year...thats going to be some major pickin! hehe
The gardens doing good and growing like a weed!! hehe
I need to plant some strawberries!!
I hope to make a dbl batch this year...thats going to be some major pickin! hehe
The gardens doing good and growing like a weed!! hehe
I need to plant some strawberries!!
I recommend the variety 'Cambridge Delight',, they are early and nice when ripe... i've been eating them Italian style,, sliced and fridge for a few hours with lemon juice and some sugar
Yeah the berry crop looks bountiful this year (as predicted :wink: ) ,, need to start preparing to go foraging for wild raspberries soon
peace n free berries
Yeah the berry crop looks bountiful this year (as predicted :wink: ) ,, need to start preparing to go foraging for wild raspberries soon
peace n free berries
