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:frow :frow Yes the lemons help to preserve the colour but they also help with the setting of the pectin. If you have any fruit which is low in pectin you can add lemons to help set it; raspberry jam being a prime example. I wish I could find one of my old cookery books; it is a pre-World War...

:weight :weight Hi desertgirl, Great advice from hoodat. Here are some recipes for pot-pourri: http://www.growingherbs.org.uk/potpourri.htm http://www.potpourrishop.co.uk/html/pot_pourri_faq.html http://www.greenchronicle.com/health_beauty/pot_pourri.htm Hope they help...

:frow :frow Yes, congrats Steve, DW & YC -- a great achievement & so important!! :celebrate Hi vfem, I think this page might be useful: :D *link removed, virus warning* I think though that this points up why it is so important to absolutely identify the plants growing around us --...

:frow :frow I peel & core my apples (save these as they give you the pectin - put them in a separate piece of muslin & secure tightly). Chop up rest of the apples & place both in a thick heavy saucepan with just a little water to help release the moisture in the apples, add the cores etc &...

:weight :rose :weight Hi desert girl, As the roses wither just cut the blooms off. As we don't know exactly what rose variety that it is this is when we will find out whether it is a repeat flowerer or not ( I suspect it is so you will get more flowers forming). If you leave the flowers...

"I suppose a nice clear apple jelly can only be made with a commercial apple juice that is very clear already???" :frow Hi rebbetzin, I don't really understand this remark as I can make a clear jelly out of my own apples or better still wild crab apples I find in the surrounding countryside...

:frow :frow Apple Jelly with rosemary is a wonderful thing; both wth meat or on toast or scones. I think it looks perfect with a few of it's beautiful blue flowers suspended in it. My huge plants are in bloom right now.........!! :happy_flower :D Hattie :D

:frow :frow I am adding another British allotment blog for your entertainment. http://hazelandjanesallotment.blogspot.com/ These two ladies are great wine makers so that's an added bonus. I am thinking of 'hoiking' out all my old equipment out of the barn & having another go this summer...

:frow :frow Try it with elder-flowers too, adding lemon juice too. :D You could maybe do a special line of delicate flower jellies......?? Yummy.....!! :happy_flower At the moment I am steeping black-currant leaves to use the strained liquid in a sorbet. It is a very old English...

:frow :frow A little sanity in this MAD WORLD.......! :D http://www.chewswise.com/chews/2010/05/white-house-cancer-panel.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+ChewsWise+(Chews+Wise) :) Hattie :)

:frow :frow I have masses of mixed salad leaves growing inside the house at the moment(I have just sown a whole lot more outside, but they are not up yet) -- I have kept the supply growing throughout the long winter. I also have a lot of herbs growing both inside & out. I use these as the...

:frow :frow She is fine, just taking time out gardening & enjoying her grandson's addiction to playing in the dirt with her.......!! :happy_flower :rose Hattie :rose

Duh !! I'm an old idiot !!!! SORRY!! I have corrected my post ( #4) now......!! :P Hattie :P

:frow :bee :frow More smilax info.......!! :D http://sparkleberrysprings.com/v-web/b2/?p=1111 http://www.maltawildplants.com/SMLX/Smilax_aspera.php :bee Hattie :bee

:frow :frow Hi PP, This video should help a bit in sorting out how it should look when it's suitable to be picked & eaten. I had never heard about eating it before so I have been looking it up. :caf :D *** Whoops......!! Edited to add the link to video --- idiot old age has got...

seedcorn wrote: Slave labor countries use heavy amounts of chems that are illegal in USA, use labor that have no environmental concerns, & of course the concept of OSHA/labor laws is lost on them. USA ag products compared to slave labor ag products is infinitely safer and environmentally more...

:cool: :lol: :frow :lol: Hmmmmmm....!? Conversations often wander -- part of their charm I think......!!! :cool: I think that this whole discussion is actually part of one huge, world-wide problem that needs to be tackled before greedy companies kill off or maim everything & nearly...

:frow :frow Be careful about pruning larger trees too much in any one year as you will get a whole lot of useless thin shoots ( called water sprouts) appearing & therefore using all the tree's energy. Better to do it over a period of a few years & to prune in the autumn/early winter -- it will...

:throw :throw I have the deep red one which I share with my chickens who love the fruit..!! I put them, along with a mixture of other soft fruit, in "Summer Pudding", an old-fashioned English dessert which is very tasty & easy to make. I make my grandmother's variation with thinly sliced...

vfem said I'm by means NO expert... but I can always help you search. (Though, Hattie may know!!!! ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :frow :frow Hi there, It is really difficult to identify it as there are SO MANY...