 |
Author | |
| Message | |
|
 Topic: Kiwi berries? |
tahir
Replies: 11
Views: 236
|
 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Oct 20, 18 8:51 am Subject: Kiwi berries? |
| definitely a kiwi though |
| Topic: Apple juice, filtered or not? |
tahir
Replies: 6
Views: 185
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Oct 12, 18 6:37 am Subject: Apple juice, filtered or not? |
| unfiltered is fine |
| Topic: Help my chutney is too sweet |
tahir
Replies: 6
Views: 262
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Oct 10, 18 10:48 am Subject: Help my chutney is too sweet |
| Add something that's not sweet or acid? Beans, cauli? |
| Topic: Exciting news |
tahir
Replies: 87
Views: 23153
|
Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Sep 19, 18 11:47 am Subject: Exciting news |
| I'd love to, but still busy at work and the orchard takes a lot of time too. Dunno, but we really miss not having a veg plot |
| Topic: Exciting news |
tahir
Replies: 87
Views: 23153
|
Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Sep 19, 18 11:03 am Subject: Exciting news |
We took ours down in 2010, we haven't got round to putting it back up  |
| Topic: Pasteurizing Apple juice |
tahir
Replies: 3
Views: 462
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Sep 19, 18 10:51 am Subject: Pasteurizing Apple juice |
| It's the same, just has an electric element and a built in thermostat and timer. Much less damage when you forget you've got a batch going... |
| Topic: Pasteurizing Apple juice |
tahir
Replies: 3
Views: 462
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Sep 18, 18 5:44 pm Subject: Pasteurizing Apple juice |
| We use a pasteuriser, 20 mins at 85 (those newfangled Celsius jobbos) |
| Topic: New toy... |
tahir
Replies: 60
Views: 5886
|
Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Sep 10, 18 12:10 pm Subject: New toy... |
| We're all comforted to know you didn't damage the disc. |
| Topic: Drying figs |
tahir
Replies: 10
Views: 754
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Sep 07, 18 12:35 pm Subject: Drying figs |
| Had a nice fig and cheese tart at a restaurant once, kind of quichey with a really strong flavoured Spanish or Italian cheese, the only sweetness was the figs. |
| Topic: Drying figs |
tahir
Replies: 10
Views: 754
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Sep 07, 18 12:33 pm Subject: Drying figs |
| Yeah, the little fruitlets won't survive the winter, at least not well enough to swell in the spring, the frost hardens the skins. So no point keeping them, they will just drop off if you don't get ro ... |
| Topic: Drying figs |
tahir
Replies: 10
Views: 754
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Sep 07, 18 12:04 pm Subject: Drying figs |
| I'd still try a tamarind and fig base for a curry, especially lamb, I think it'll be great. The best lamb curry I do is with sharp plums or damsons instead of toms, much more depth of flavour |
| Topic: Drying figs |
tahir
Replies: 10
Views: 754
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Sep 07, 18 11:58 am Subject: Drying figs |
| I think tamarind and fig would make a good sauce, buy a block of tamarind from your local asian grocers, not the supermarket paste. |
| Topic: Drying figs |
tahir
Replies: 10
Views: 754
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Sep 07, 18 11:57 am Subject: Drying figs |
| Talking middle eastern, if you're going to dry as blocks add some pistachios and almonds. Maybe a few spices too. |
| Topic: Drying figs |
tahir
Replies: 10
Views: 754
|
Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Sep 07, 18 11:56 am Subject: Drying figs |
Don't bother, just send me some. My fig tees just don't do very well at a all.
The only problem with preserves is the gritty texture which most people don't like. I think a fig syrup would make a g ... |
| Topic: Green chilli sauce |
tahir
Replies: 0
Views: 281
|
Forum: Recipe Database Posted: Tue Sep 04, 18 10:19 pm Subject: Green chilli sauce |
This has gone down really well, just started next batch (10 kg of gages)
6 kg almost ripe greengages stoned and halved
1.2 kg onions sliced
600g ground green chillies
150g fresh coriander finely ... |
| |
