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well the walnut bits do look like those! But the leaves are not quite right. The insides of the nuts are not showing brown yet but everything else sounds right. I do live in south wales (high in a valley) so could be that we are later here. I will be back in that area tomorrow so will definitely go ...

i have just made caramel apple jam. set a little too much but just spreadable

I have found a tree that I think is awalnut variety. Just after a little advice about it. At the moment the nutty bits are very unripe. They also have a sticky residue on them. They are quite large in size (just under a golf ball at the moment). The leaves are very large as is the tree itself. Some ...

This is my first year (and month) at jam making and I have made Blackberry jam that set like rubber. :oops: Microwaved for 30 seconds and it tastes great. I have never eaten homemade jam before and I was definitely converted! I have since made a batch of blackberry and rowanberry jam. Desperately lo...

Thanks for the recipe link. On my last outing I spotted several rosehip bushes. Will definitely be trying your recipe on them as soon as they are ripe.

on my hunt for recipes for elderflower I came across one for jam. Haven't been able to find it since and I didnt bookmark it, oops. My mother in law has tried it and said that it does taste right so I tought it was a success. However, my mother in law showed me her small bottle that I gave as a than...

sounds like you had a wonderful time. I took my kids out early in the week and the eldest asked so many questions I now ave a tonne of research to do before we go out again. Mine are a little younger than your from the sound of it tho, eldest is 5 and the youngest is ony a month old!

Hi guys, This is my first stupid newbie question. I have never tried elderflower before so decided that before making elderflower jam or wine, I would make a small batch of syrup to see if the family like it before harvesting a bigger crop. I made the syrup by this recipe http://jeremytaylor.pagespe...

I could see it was an old thread but thought that if the wedding was a few weeks away there could still b things we could help with. Wouls like to help out rather than be the newbie that asks loads of questions.

i dont know if you are married or not yet but this is the industry i work in. so, if i caact men be of ant help or you are looking for more ideas feel free to contact me

elle

lol, its what we call a little section of our kitchen. Its not big enough to be a utility area and theres not enough space for a door but its seperate enough that you have to g oup a step to get inthere, so we call it our kitchen nook.

hi,

I am currently redesigning out garden so we can grow some veggies next year!

Elle

HI all, A little about me. I am 28 and a mum of 4. Eldest is 5 and the youngest is just 1 month old. I have been married for 8 years and have become more self sufficient since the children arrived. We have 3 chickens that supply our eggs and I have not bought any convenience food item in our shop f...

I have just been on my first ever foraging excursion. Me, th hubby and the kids went to pick elderflowers and my hubby spotted rowanberries. There are several trees and they are ready to pick now. Any suggestions on what to make?
Elle