tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436742062783887786.post462675907478423495..comments2024-03-25T15:29:45.384+00:00Comments on Carte Blanche: Berries and Blizzardspaintycaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711927764026790597noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436742062783887786.post-12353078704390246762011-02-07T10:53:05.510+00:002011-02-07T10:53:05.510+00:00My boys prefer chicken stock because they say it i...My boys prefer chicken stock because they say it is less salty and they like a liquidised soup so I basically make the soup as normal...adding a good flavouring of chilli because I think it works well with the lentils and sweet veg like parsnips and turnip that I would normally use for lentil soup. Once well and truly cooked, soaked overnight (next day lentil soup is I reckon definitely better paintycaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17711927764026790597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436742062783887786.post-4166720930616610312011-02-07T02:12:37.652+00:002011-02-07T02:12:37.652+00:00I just made the most wonderful lentil soup today- ...I just made the most wonderful lentil soup today- yummy! I used a ham bone for the broth (made earlier this week) and put in the leftover ham chunks. It called for sausage, so I'll try that next time. How do you do yours?Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436742062783887786.post-74686099358419930972010-12-09T09:51:12.064+00:002010-12-09T09:51:12.064+00:00Rosehips are best collected after the first frost ...Rosehips are best collected after the first frost - so maybe it's a bit late now. The ones on the coast here look fine, so I'm going to collect a load soon and make some syrup.Milomadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144910194739832762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436742062783887786.post-65475650207568323162010-12-07T23:10:03.406+00:002010-12-07T23:10:03.406+00:00My mother is a fantastic jam maker, I however am n...My mother is a fantastic jam maker, I however am not. I used to feel guilty about it but no more. I collect what I can use and freeze. This year the hedgerows were absolutely laiden<br /><br />I had wondered about when to collect rosehips, they seem to be well past their best. Rosehip is really good for keeping achy rheumatic joints eased and I have developed a rheumy joint in my pinky.<br />Can paintycaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17711927764026790597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436742062783887786.post-39416252913771423262010-12-07T11:56:21.168+00:002010-12-07T11:56:21.168+00:00We collect a lot of fruit during the summer and ea...We collect a lot of fruit during the summer and early autumn and either turn it into Jam or freeze it - got lots of apples to use up at the moment and tubs full of frozen blaeberries - so will be making lots of fruit pies over the next few months I'm sure.<br /><br />It's time to collect rosehips now though and make some sweet syrup from them.Milomadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144910194739832762noreply@blogger.com