I learnt to make jam in my mother’s kitchen. We moved a lot, so there were a lot of kitchens over time, but she always used the local produce. I still cannot smell a peach without being transported back to her Italian kitchen. My favourite jam is strawberry jam. I […]
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PYO strawberries
We went to our local PYO farm today. The strawberries are coming on in the garden, but I don’t fool myself into thinking that they’ll be enough for our jam demand. I picked up the children, plus one more, and headed off to the farm. In my excitement, I forgot […]
Read moreFlutterby Butterfly and Jam
I made some of this….. … from a whole lot of these…. …lovely, tasty, misshapen strawberries. Isn’t it unusual. I guess the supermarket buyers would reject it, but I think that they are missing a trick. AJ started her butterfly garden today. TF decided to join in with more enthusiasm […]
Read moreYou can make ice cream too
OK. Here is my ice cream recipe post that I promised. It is just a basic one, but it is easy to add more to it. I started making ice cream because of an egg glut. We have a lot of fresh fruit growing in the garden, during the summer. […]
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