Blogs about: Redcurrant
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Jostaberry Icecream & Redcurrant and Gooseberry Sorbet
The jostaberry ice-cream fan club With jostaberries at the their peak, we finally got to do some experiments in the kitchen with them last night and the icecream was voted a big success. While the ber… more →
Precipice @ Icy Creek
Roasted lamb chops with potato gratin, baby veg and redcurrant jus
Mama D-J wrote 1 month ago: (Serves two) Ingredients: For the lamb: Four good quality lamb chops One large onion, roughly chop … more →
Redcurrant cheesecake @ Appletree, Barton-under-Needwood marina, Derbyshire
danslee wrote 2 months ago: Appletree ‘it wouldn’t have hurt the buggers…’ Second mortgage earl grey and … more →
Last of the broad beans
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18saughtonmains wrote 4 months ago: Two quick visits to the plot today. I took the daughter on the first one, and she was fantastic. Sec … more →
making redcurrant jelly
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Nip it in the bud wrote 4 months ago: This is the first time I’ve made fruit jelly and I’m delighted with the results. This r … more →
redcurrants
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treat your neighbour
Nip it in the bud wrote 5 months ago: We share our plot with Pat and Robin, or rather, they share their allotment with us. Over the last … more →
It's not too late for elderflowers
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18saughtonmains wrote 5 months ago: The peak of the elderflower season’s gone but there are still a few newly-opened infloresences … more →
thar she blows!
ladyinthevan wrote 5 months ago: We arrived at the allotment today only to spot a real problem with the shed roof. A pretty gusty win … more →
Jostaberry Icecream & Redcurrant and Gooseberry Sorbet
icycreek wrote 11 months ago: The jostaberry ice-cream fan club With jostaberries at the their peak, we finally got to do some exp … more →
Farming with Labradors
icycreek wrote 11 months ago: Moose on high alert under the berry bushes Even harvesting summer berries can have its solitary side … more →
Redcurrants, you're pudding!
icycreek wrote 11 months ago: They don't realise this, but they're about to start swimming in a summer pudding I’ve … more →
Jostaberries on the menu
icycreek wrote 11 months ago: Despite the soggy start to summer, the soft fruit has come up trumps. The pic above is of jostaberri … more →
Berry Brekkie
icycreek wrote 12 months ago: This morning's breakfast After 30mm of rain last night, the strawberries were a bit soggy, but t … more →
Icy Creek - Fruit and Nut Inventory
icycreek wrote 1 year ago: Midsummer in the main orchard paddock As well as the chestnuts, we have started up a cool climate … more →
Creating, maintaining, transforming
18saughtonmains wrote 1 year ago: I felt the need to get to the plot because it’s a time of renewal and change in the Celtic cal … more →
Transplanted a redcurrant
18saughtonmains wrote 1 year ago: The two redcurrants were getting overrun by grass, so I pruned the healthier one and left the other … more →
Good news and good food
18saughtonmains wrote 1 year ago: Received word from the RBGE that I’ve passed the Certificate of Practical Horticulture with me … more →
Two trips to the allotment today ...
18saughtonmains wrote 2 years ago: … am enjoying the annual leave and the opportunity to get to the allotment as often as possibl … more →
