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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: lemons
An embarrassment of courgettes? Bake cake!
A few years ago, after admiring a tasty, moist cake made by a friend, I became the proud owner of a courgette cake recipe. I promptly filed it and never thought about it again. This summer, at the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Plants, Recipes, The home garden, Vegetables
Tagged abundance, cake, Cornwall, Courgettes, excess, gluten-free, lemons, Port Quinn, Summer
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When life gives you lemons, make elderflower champagne
As the hedgerows start to light up with plate-sized heads of elderflower (Sambucus nigra) waving like a circus act in the gusting winds, it is time to collect or buy bottles ready to make Elderflower Fizz. Elderflower Fizz is a … Continue reading
Posted in Drinks, Plants, Recipes, Whimsy
Tagged Cordial, drinks, Elderflower, Fizz, lemons, recipe, Sambucus nigra
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