Hedgerow harvest

We went out looking for sloes yesterday to make sloe gin… we found some sloes but we also found hips and haws and blackberries. I have a fancy to make a sort of Cumberland sauce for Christmas using the haws… I’ll let you know how that works out! I want to try and make a […]

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Herby

Don’t they look wonderful? A selection of herbs that I am going to conserve using my new toy; from the bottom in a clockwise direction apple mint, mint, curry plant, marjoram, rosemary, basil, thyme. And here is my new toy – a slightly crooked, slightly fuzzy photo, I was very excited! Here we are, a […]

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British Biltong? Bristol Biltong? Mmmmm!

We went to the Weston-super-Mare Food Festival at the weekend and a stall we were attracted to was the one run by this company. I like biltong, it is South African and air-dried strips of spiced beef (and can be other meats) and chewy and delicious. I’ve tried lots of different ones, and so far […]

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