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 Topic: Lemon and Ginger Curd |
treaclepuss
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 Forum: Recipe Database Posted: Sat May 23, 09 8:51 am Subject: Lemon and Ginger Curd |
| Ingredients 3 lemons 8oz (225g) granulated sugar 4oz (100g) butter, cubed 3 eggs + extra yolk if small 2 tsp (10ml) grated fresh ginger Recipe Cook lemons on 100% High for 1 minute. Grate and ... |
| Topic: BBC Good Food Magazine recipe archive online |
treaclepuss
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Oct 13, 07 5:57 pm Subject: BBC Good Food Magazine recipe archive online |
| I'm addicted to the BBC Good Food site and regularly cook recipes from it - they are always successful and I'm particularly pleased with the gluten-free section. I'll pass on Delia, though, thanks. |
| Topic: revolting chard |
treaclepuss
Replies: 38
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Sep 06, 07 6:12 pm Subject: revolting chard |
| With chard, I only use the stems, slice and parboil them then bake them in a rich cheese sauce. The leaves go on the compost heap as I too am a spinach purist. Chickens go wild for them, I believe. Oh ... |
| Topic: My nuts are dropping |
treaclepuss
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Aug 29, 07 7:45 pm Subject: My nuts are dropping |
| A quick warning to anyone finding walnuts - if you remove the outer casing without wearing gloves, you'll have stained hands for months. When the nuts are ready they drop on to the ground and the best ... |
| Topic: what to sow/plant after tatties ? |
treaclepuss
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Aug 08, 07 6:21 pm Subject: what to sow/plant after tatties ? |
| I also put in leeks after spuds, along with florence fennel which doesn't tend to bolt if planted later. This year I have tried some brassicas, but am a bit concerned that the ground might be too loos ... |
| Topic: jam pot covers |
treaclepuss
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Aug 06, 07 6:26 pm Subject: jam pot covers |
| I watched a TV programme recently about ye typical village show and the intrepid judges of the jams said they wished people wouldn't use the cellophane disks - not necessary, in their opinion, and som ... |
| Topic: Globe artichokes |
treaclepuss
Replies: 9
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Forum: Seasonal and Frugal Shopping Posted: Sun Jul 08, 07 7:32 pm Subject: Globe artichokes |
| I grow them and love them. If you cut off the very top one first, it makes the heads lower down get bigger quicker. Earwigs also love them - tap the cut heads gently and leave upside down in slightly ... |
| Topic: Courgettes |
treaclepuss
Replies: 27
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jul 06, 07 8:05 pm Subject: Courgettes |
Yes - 1) try to grow them in a circle by pegging them every day with a short cane and 2) start collecting recipes right now  |
| Topic: Courgettes |
treaclepuss
Replies: 27
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jul 06, 07 7:08 pm Subject: Courgettes |
| We're starting to eat our courgettes (yellow ones and stripey greens) and had just the one small squash so far (Ischi Kuri) which was deelicious. But must mention something funny a friend told me rece ... |
| Topic: suggested... Veg Varieties Reviews? |
treaclepuss
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Forum: Authors Corner Posted: Sat Jun 23, 07 6:33 pm Subject: suggested... Veg Varieties Reviews? |
| Great idea, sharing results! Everyone usually has to choose between seed varieties, no matter how big their plot and I find other Downsizers' opinions so useful. In fact it is the reason I joined the ... |
| Topic: Has anyone successfully got rid of masses of bindweed? |
treaclepuss
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jun 08, 07 5:51 pm Subject: Has anyone successfully got rid of masses of bindweed? |
| If you keep getting the odd clump remaining, you can push in a bamboo stick, let ithe bindweed climb up, then zap it very satisfyingly without spoiling surrounding plants. |
| Topic: Wormery! Wormery! |
treaclepuss
Replies: 31
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu May 31, 07 8:14 pm Subject: Wormery! Wormery! |
I think it's to keep the worms nearer to the top where there's more food to work on. The original kit had a kind of duvet supplied but I suspect it became passé  |
| Topic: Wormery! Wormery! |
treaclepuss
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu May 31, 07 6:58 pm Subject: Wormery! Wormery! |
| I seem to remember that a friend who had one used to put in an old jumper for the worms! |
| Topic: Asparagus question |
treaclepuss
Replies: 30
Views: 16461
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun May 27, 07 6:28 pm Subject: Asparagus question |
Personally I think you've had a lucky escape.......  |
| Topic: Sweetcorn spacings |
treaclepuss
Replies: 34
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 26, 07 10:15 pm Subject: Sweetcorn spacings |
| I wait until I start picking the broad beans (double row planted in November) then plant sweetcorn in modules ready to go in their place. When the beans are finished (sniff), I cut them down to about ... |
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