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Quote of the day:
“O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood’s hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers”
– Anne Brontë
Forage in May for:
Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), Dandelions
Tag Archives: Greengages
Foraged blossom, stone fruit syrup and sticky date cake
I love this time of year, when the hedgerows around about become billowing white clouds of stone fruit blossom: Damsons, gages, bullace, wild plums and sloes. It is very transient, but beautiful. A while ago I wrote a post sharing … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Foraging, Recipes
Tagged #StayAtHome, cake, damsons, Foraging, Fruit growing, Gardening, Greengages, Sticky date cake recipe, Wild plum blossom syrup
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Wordless Wednesday :- Words for snow
Our little sliver of an old Chivers orchard has erupted into a blizzard of white:
Posted in fruit, Spring, Trees
Tagged Blossom, damsons, Flowering trees, Gardening, Greengages, Photography, Plum, sloes, stone fruit
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