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:tongue2: welcome I am surprised you even have time to sit let alone use this site it sounds a little piece of heaven you have got good luck it was always my dream I just managed 1 acre 25 years ago too disabled but I can still dream of what might have been

:tongue2: couldnt agree more I have given up mostly using butchers they are not what they used to be (the customer is always right) I found local farmers who sell direct to public and it does make a nice day out any excuse not to work some will even deliver as my friendly farmer did yesterday with m...

:tongue2: after the helpful reply's on jam making the question was raised about pectin I did some checking you can make your own by boiling to a pulp sour apples such as bramleys or crab and straining through jelly bag alternatively use red currants and do the same hope this is of help

:tongue2: After reading your helpful reply' s did some checking on net you can make your own pectin by using sour apples such as bramleys or crab just boil cut apple everything included to a pulp and strain through a jelly bag alternatively use red currants and do the same hope this is helpful

:tongue2: Is there anybody out there who can tell me can I make jam from frozen fruit. I have a glut of strawberry's and has any body a tried recipe for tomato chutney I am hoping for a glut of my tomatoes as well

Please anybody out there who knows about making jam from frozen fruit I have a glut of Strawberry's and would like to freeze them and see how much I get ,also any good recipes for green tomato chutney I am expecting a glut of them as well .

Hi Ratty, we live in Carmarthenshire about 40 miles from Cerdigion. yes it is very beautiful there :tongue2:

:tongue2: Hi there, I am cybach I am a complete novice to this but it would be nice to get advice from other people of like mind