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I am not sure if I am just a bit stupid, or totally stupid? Probably the latter!
Well I am about half way through a 5kg sack of pickling onions – and although they are small, they are still too big for my 350ml jam jars (I only get 6/7 in a jar). I have started to jar them, basalmic vinegar, red wine vinegar, malt vinegar, some with chilli flakes (just a few), and I just got 5ltr of white wine vinegar for when my bigger jam jars arrive.
The sloes this year of epic quality and quantity. I picked 1.5kg in about 20 minutes.
My recipe
300g sloes and 300g sugar in a 1ltr jar or bottle, then fill with gin (500ml fitted exactly).
Shake regularly to dissolve the sugar and once a week after that. ready by xmas, but better by next summer.
A success story – I will also post my disasters!
1 tbsp chopped rosemary
1/4 tsp chopped chilli flakes
100g flour
100g cheddar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
100g butter
Mix all together and make a roll in baking sheet Swiss Roll sort of size, maybe a bit smaller). Put in FREEZER for 30 minutes. Pre-heat oven to 180C
Take out and cut 3/4mm thick rounds and put on baking tray and bake for 12-15 mins. Let cool for a few minutes, then on to wire rack for 30 mins. Delicious! I rarely make things that I think are really good – but this one is!
On things not going well!!! My piccalilli is rubbish – I thought I had followed the recipe fairly well (I am not good at this bit of cooking!). But basically I have pickled veg in a spicy vinegar sauce.
Political thoughts
Firstly corruption. I am sure. Actually I am not. The cabinet did not overtly discuss giving contracts to mates, even when it was blatantly obvious they could not supply the goods. But it must have been acknowledged at some stage. Perhaps dealing with multi billions just made them complacent. But how do they give multi million contracts on such life saving issues to firms with no products or experience?
Hi there, this is my new blog.
I am not too sure how it will work out. I guess there will be recipes, environmental stuff, lots of geography, gardening bits and pieces (especially re-wilding), political comments or more likely rants! and lots of other random thoughts.
Feel free to add your comments – if I don’t like them I will delete them!!