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 Topic: Who's been eating my pea-shoots? |
helen_Mc
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Apr 18, 07 9:39 am Subject: Who's been eating my pea-shoots? |
oooooh... are the holes mostly around the edge of the leaf, like someone has used a mini hole puncher?
if so, that is the pea or bean weevil. I netted my peas carefully against pigeons, but many of ... |
| Topic: muntjac ideas |
helen_Mc
Replies: 2
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Dec 18, 05 7:50 am Subject: muntjac ideas |
morning,
i am the proud owner of a lovely leg of muntjac, which i am planning to roast. last time i poked herbs and cloves of garlic into holes i studded into the surface. it was blooming marvellous. ... |
| Topic: soup help! |
helen_Mc
Replies: 26
Views: 10311
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Sep 22, 05 2:06 pm Subject: soup help! |
how about some toasted cumin seeds?
or sesame? |
| Topic: Ugly fruit |
helen_Mc
Replies: 11
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Sep 14, 05 11:15 am Subject: Ugly fruit |
| 2steps, just a thought, maybe it is a cooking apple tree with a branch off an 'eating' apple grafted on? my grandparents had one of those on their farm. i loved it. |
| Topic: Pizza base |
helen_Mc
Replies: 53
Views: 23474
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jul 26, 05 3:21 pm Subject: base |
i know this is not in the spirit of downsizer and all that,
but i have had huge success with a 'wrights ciabatta bread mix'
comes in a bright blue packet.
or a pitta bread is pretty good too. |
| Topic: What can I do with buttons? |
helen_Mc
Replies: 18
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Tue Jul 26, 05 10:07 am Subject: buttons |
hi,
i love buttons, how about sewing them onto some fabric and making a cushion cover? looks brill, but is not very comfy.
or pick your favourite ones and fix to a chain or thread to make a neckla ... |
| Topic: cherries |
helen_Mc
Replies: 16
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Jul 22, 05 9:10 am Subject: cherry jam |
hi,
i made jam with my wild cherries, and its pretty good. i used equal amounts of pitted cherries and sugar, and then a big grated bramley.
when it had reached setting point, i added the kernels ... |
| Topic: Wild cherry glut |
helen_Mc
Replies: 11
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Jul 06, 05 11:15 am Subject: freeze them? |
cherries cherries cherries!
i've made lots of jam and stuffed my face with fresh ones,
can i freeze them ?
raw or stewed? |
| Topic: Help with plant ID please |
helen_Mc
Replies: 23
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Mon May 16, 05 9:06 am Subject: a rasberry? |
i think your mystery plant in the first set of pictures is an ornamental rasberry, rubus odoratus.
should have beautiful pink or white flowers soon enough. |
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