Relishes
LATE CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS FOR PRESERVERS
A quieter Christmas with my new hip
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas I have been planning this Christmas for some time – ever since I was offered a date for a new replacement hip in early December and realised that I would be a tad out of action in the kitchen. And a new hip is a wonderful Christmas present….
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THE HORSERADISH DILEMMA – TO PRESERVE OR NOT TO PRESERVE
A Shakespeare moment
I am just having a Shakespeare moment. I love horseradish. It seems you either love it or loathe it. I am a marmite person too. So I was rather disappointed to find that my aunt barely mentions this fulsome root vegetable in Let’s Preserve It. Dried horseradish, horseradish and beetroot relish and horseradish and tomato…
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PICCALILLI – A PICKLE TO YOUR SPICE UP YOUR SANDWICH
The English interpretation of Indian Pickle
We must thank Elizabeth Raffald (the Mary Berry of the mid 18th century) for introducing the term Piccalilli to the English in 1769 and for including a recipe for this Indian pickle or Piccalillo in her book The Experienced English Housekeeper. Now is the Piccalilli making time of year and here is one of the preserves that must be…
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TEENAGERS AND PRESERVES AND ENTREPRENEURS
A variation on the selling lemonade and the USA right of passage
Just a little motivation ? It seems that once they have reached their teenage years and feel safe using a hob and oven, some teenagers may need just a little motivation to start cooking. Making preserves offers lots of scope . For a start, cooking to impress their friends may include knocking up a Tomato…
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES – COOKING WITH PRESERVES WITH THE YOUNG
With Jam and Coconut Slice for all ages
When my daughters were small and would come back from school at about 3.30pm they were generally absolutely famished and often totally ratty. A small sandwich would smooth everything out until their evening meal. By the time they were aged about six or seven, I would put out the sliced bread, spread and filling for them…
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Welcome Quirky Pineapple
Pineapple Relish - A quick and easy accompaniment to baked ham, cold meats or hotdogs
Welcome, welcome O Pineapple! Your season is here. How can you have too much of this quirky looking, all singing all dancing, multi purpose, vitamin C packed fruit? It is delicious raw but do not forget to count the leaves at the outset *see ritual below. Cut in round slices or sliced from top…
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM LONDON
With Beryl's Cranberry and Orange Relish and Nigella's Pumpkin Cheesecake
It is something about the fact that Thanksgiving is purely about the thanks and the receiving and enjoying food, about the gathering as a family for the meal that it so appeals to me and I envy the Americans having such a holiday to celebrate. There is none of the commercialism to be found (I…
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A guest post here from Olivia, daughter of Philippa – 24 year old trying to maintain the family heritage! Summer may be looking dreary here in the UK but I’m holding out hope for another heatwave and I know for everyone it would be a sad day if we called summer over before September has even…
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