Recipe here. I am going foraging tomorrow, and washing them in Milton Liquid – just in case! It is not illegal to pick the leaves, but it is to dig up the bulbs!
and hot cross buns to try out next week, or maybe a Cornish Saffron Cake?
SOME OF MY HOUSE PLANTS
Date slice
Cashew nuts, almonds, oats, spelt flour, lemon, cinnamon, butter, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, salt, dates. Melt butter, sugar and dates with lemon juice. Mix oats and butter and nuts and cinnamon and bi-carb to make base and topping. 15 minutes at 170c.
SEEDS
More seeds planted, sunflower, night scented stock, field poppies, wild bird mix, Himalayan Poppy (which will need to go in the fridge!), just cornflower to go (not sure how I missed them), and then a second sowing of herbs like basil. I need to get some more greek basil and at some stage go to a garden centre to get extra tomato plants, 2 cucumbers, some peppers and some chilli – or maybe I will get seeds for the latter 2?
TEMPERS FRAYING
Well that was a shock this morning! Doing the papers we were chatting about the rise in Covid round here. I had noticed someone going into the shop without a mask. As he came out in my discussion I said that the rise might be due to people not wearing masks and becoming more relaxed about the restrictions. Next I knew I was being threatened by this guy who said he was exempt (no problem then?) and should knock my fucking head off for making a sarky remark.
The Daily Debacle
Hancocks turn today! Happy to claim (boast about) all the credit for the magnificent NHS vaccine programme he refused to explain how the shortage of vaccine had occurred. GP’s claim they could have jabbed more if the vaccine had been available. Marcel Levi issues a dating statement about our crumbling and leaking hospitals, an over dependance on foreign staff and stress on staff.
Johnson hides from enquiry into management of pandemic.
COVID GEOGRAPHY
SEEDS
Pots prepped ready for seeds tomorrow – I am writing labels out for each pot this year! Long pots will be field flowers, night scented stock, Californian poppy. Sweet peas I have not decided yet, or the sunflowers – I think individual pots – maybe right under the kitchen window – once they are 10cm big? If they came up between the hanging baskets that would be great!
Ok so I have planted 5 pots of each type of seed, then I can either split them and pot them individually, or plant some more if they do not germinate. Sunflowers need to go straight into pot to be used so I need to think about that? Maybe a green trough would do for 4 plants.
I seem a bit addicted as I rather fancy some Peruvian lilies and some phlox? But I guess it is best to wait and see what comes up? Patio can have a pot of night scented stock and some Californian Poppies.
I just checked and I seem to have enough plants for night-time moths – I will check later.
WHAT!!!
Increase in Trident missiles? Why? Increasing budget on cyber security is absolutely necessary and sensible. I am not sure the comments about China are necessary. Diplomacy is best done behind closed doors.
LIME CHILLI GINGER CHUTNEY
Ingredients used in
| • Limes – 5 numbers. |
| • Green chilli – 4 numbers. |
| • Ginger (small pieces) – 2 numbers. |
| • Salt – to taste. |
| • Sugar – 1 tea spoon. |
| • Mustard powder – 1 tea spoon. |
| • Turmeric – 1 tea spoon. |
| • Hing /asafoetida – 1 tea spoon. |
| • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tea spoon. |
| • Oil – as required. |
| • Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tea spoon. |
Method:
- Cut the limes into small pieces seedless and with the skin on.
- In a bowl add lime pieces, green chilli pieces, ginger pieces, salt to taste, sugar, mustard powder mix it well.
- For tempering: Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, when mustard seeds splutter switch off the flame. in this add fenugreek seeds, pinch of turmeric, hing.
- Pour this tempering on the top of the chutney mix it well