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15-08-2006, 01:09 PM
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| | | Natures Food
It’s that time of year when nature throws up all its abundance.
I remember the days not so long ago I may add, when the wife, kids and I used to go out and collect blackberries.
Don’t think there anything better than an apple and blackberry pie with a dollop of cream or custard on it.
We also used to get crab-apples and elderberries and make jam.
Just wondered if anyone else had any favourites to share with us
Now I’ve just done this post could just eat a piece of pie
MIck
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15-08-2006, 01:17 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Woking, Surrey
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| | | Re: Natures Food
This time of year does make me miss our old house in the countryside. Used to have a big orchard so loads of apples, pears, blackberries, rhubarb, gooseberries and plums.
Hmmmmm......hungry now  |
15-08-2006, 01:25 PM
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| | | Re: Natures Food
A neighbour has just swopped me one of her jars of apple & blackberry jam for one of mine of gooseberry.
Normally I am leery of blackberries because of the raspberry beetle grubs. I once collected a polythene carrier bag full when I was on holiday on the Norfolk Broads intending to take home. After a couple of days the bottom of the bag was alive with maggots. I sifted them out and used the berries for wine. |
15-08-2006, 01:33 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N.E.SOMERSET
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| | | Re: Natures Food
Blackberries,Sloes,Bullace,ElderberriesWines or jams some of the Rowanberries are good for jam along with crab apples Rosehips etc.
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15-08-2006, 06:41 PM
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Yesterday I was eagerly devouring not just blackberries + apples but a good selection of cherry plums-yellow, red + dark-delicious! | |
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