Early July garden

July 1, 2012 in Drinks, Food and Drinks, Garden, Preserves

This is going to be a picture post. I took a turn around the garden and here is what I saw. We have begun digging up the potatoes. I have made pesto for the freezer from the first basil. I
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Garden update for the weekend.

June 17, 2012 in Drinks, Food and Drinks, Garden

This weekend I spent working at my parents while husband and Bess got used to spending all day together. A little rehersal of his paternity leave. I go to check out the potatoe patch. Wow they have grown – as
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Elderberry Cordial

September 29, 2010 in Drinks, Food and Drinks

Next to Elderflower, Elderberry is my favorite cordial. I am otherwise quite partial to making jellies at the moment – not the desert type but the type you eat with meat, pie, veg and pretty much everything in our house.
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Strawberry, gooseberry and redcurrant liqueur

July 26, 2009 in Drinks, Food and Drinks

After having to throw away my last batch of fruit liqueur in December, because it had gone moldy, I was quite distraught. The problem was that I had in my naivety added to much water to the mixture. Anyway, not
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