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Quote of the day:
“What wondrous life is this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
~ Andrew Marvell
Forage in October for:
Sweet Chestnuts, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Hops, Walnuts, Haws (Hawthorn berries), Wild Strawberries, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Rowan Berries
Tag Archives: Jam
Not Quite Strawberry Daifuku – with love
Last week, in a romantic gesture for the V day, I bought strawberries, which according to the label came from … Morocco. Oh dear. I do in fact have strawberry plants in flower in the garden, but only the pink-flowered … Continue reading
Posted in Food, fruit, Plants, Recipes, Whimsy
Tagged aduki bean, chocolate, desserts, fruit, Glutinous rice flour, Ichigo Daifuku, Jam, japanese, Mochi, red bean paste, Strawberries, Strawberry mochi, Sweets, Valentine's day
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The Bodacious Cornelian Cherry!
Don’t worry, this post is nothing to do with Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (though I’m secretly fond of the film), it is about Cornus mas, otherwise known as Cornelian Cherry. But funnily enough, it turns out that there is … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Nature, Recipes, Trees
Tagged Cornelian Cherries, Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas, crop, Food, fruit, Harvest, Jam, jelly, pectin, ripe, setting, tree
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