Apples
THE BEST ESSENTIAL TOMATO CHUTNEY
When the cupboard is bare
I have been somewhat idle this summer and for various reasons have glossed over the abundance of fruits and vegetables growing in gardens or displayed on stalls. However, recently I was offered a bag of mixed eaters and cookers apples and I pondered on how best to use them. Whether to make an all apple…
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FUN FOODS for the young in the Easter holidays
Adding preserves for the young
Easter is nearly upon us and with it all the fare of Hot cross buns and Simnel cake and Roast Lamb and not to mention Easter Eggs Beyond these traditional Easter foods there are a whole range of favourite fun foods and platters – with or without preserves -that children can not only enjoy in the holidays and…
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APPLE CHEESE and THE PECTIN POWER FRUIT
How to preserve and enjoy apples through the winter
If asked to choose ONE food that I could not live without, it would be a very close call between an apple and cheese. That is not to say that I am planning on living on solely one food. It is just that without that one food I would be devastated, lost, mourning . And the apple wins….
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY BLACKBERRYING and SAFE FORAGING
Go blackberrying
If there is just one MUST DO OUTING to enjoy with your children in the summer holidays it is to go blackberrying. By the end of August the hedgerows will be heaving with dark shiny berries and I cannot wait to collect them and then sit back and enjoy a plain bowlful. And then some for puddings, cheesecakes…
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MINCEMEAT IS NOT JUST FOR MINCE PIES
Try mincemeat slices and share your recipes
Well Mrs Patmore would be proud of me – even dewy eyed – as I get the mincemeat mix ready now to enjoy later. I may not have the residents of Downton to feed although it sometimes seems like it. I chose the simplest of Beryl’s six mincemeat recipes just substituting vegetarian…
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Tweet the best photos of your preserves
Your chance to win a copy of Let's Preserve It
*GIVE-AWAY* Throughout Autumn 2014, Square Peg will be giving away copies of Let’s Preserve It every Monday for the best photos of your preserving efforts tweeted @pegssquare with the hashtag #LetsPreserveIt! What a wonderful month to enjoy turning produce into your own jams and chutneys and Square Peg are wanting your best pics for Twitter. You will find more information…
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Marmalade
A sure set
Choosing fruits with high pectin content such lemons and oranges are a safe start if you are anxious about your marmalade or jam setting. The pectin in citrus fruit is high in the skin not in the fruit itself so don’t hold back adding peel. See Beryl’s list of high, medium and low pectin content on…
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