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Fresh Apricot Jam
Apricots are in season in July and August and this wonderful homemade jam is the perfect way to preserve them. It is very quick to make...
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Jan 19, 20222 min read
Sweet cucumber pickle
I am a pickling and canning novice but when I found small cucumbers for sale in our local supermarket, I remembered the 'bread and butter...
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Jan 18, 20212 min read
Seville orange marmalade
The taste of Seville orange marmalade is out of this world but the oranges are only in season for a few short weeks at the beginning of...
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Nov 26, 20201 min read
Spiced Apricot Chutney
A tasty and fruity chutney that can be made at any time of year due to its store cupboard ingredients. Great with a slab of cheese but...
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Nov 15, 20202 min read
Christmas mincemeat
Here’s a recipe for old fashioned mincemeat (essential for your mince pies) which I discovered in my mother’s book. It includes carrots -...
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Sep 30, 20201 min read
Tomato and Apple Chutney
A colourful and tasty chutney using tomatoes and peppers from your summer crop and the first of the apples from your tree. I found this...
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Sep 16, 20201 min read
Runner Bean Chutney
Runner beans do not seem an obvious choice for chutney but here’s a recipe I found in my mother’s book given to her by ‘old Joe’s wife’....
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Jul 28, 20201 min read
Red Onion Marmalade
The perfect balance of savoury and sweet, red onion marmalade is superb paired with pates, cheeses or cold meats. Also good as a topping...
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Jun 11, 20201 min read
Mint jelly
Mint is known to take over a garden, its roots burrowing underground and suddenly appearing just where you don’t want it. This is the...
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May 25, 20201 min read
Plum Jam
One year, we spent our summer holiday staying in a gite on a farm near Bergerac in France. At the end of our stay, the owner kindly gave...
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May 19, 20202 min read
Gooseberry Jam
An age-old fruit with a short growing season, gooseberries can be hard to come by. Try farmers markets or friendly neighbours who...
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May 19, 20202 min read
All you need to know about making jam
My parents were lucky enough to have fruit trees in their garden so making jam or jelly was very economical. Even now, I seek out cheap...
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May 14, 20201 min read
Spicy tomato and red pepper chutney
A taste of Spain in a jar! This is one of my own chutneys - the chilli pepper gives it a slight kick but it's the flavours of the red...
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May 11, 20201 min read
Apple Chutney
A timeless apple chutney recipe perfect for using up the windfalls from the garden. I found this recipe in my grandmother's book. I have...
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May 5, 20202 min read
All you need to know about making chutney
The word ‘chutney’ is an anglicized form of the Hindi word chatni. The original version took several days to make with the ingredients...
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