[chrissie B]

An impressive array of jams i see we have the same jars ha ha.
chrissie b

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An impressive array of jams i see we have the same jars ha ha.
chrissie b

Ha ha. I can see how it would be good to buy some of the same type etc, but to be honest it never occurred to me until I saw people on here buying them. I'm too mean to throw perfectly good recycled jars away. Hmm but they would look nicer in the cupboard if they all matched, one sort for jams & one for chutneys, would make finding fitting lids a lot easier.

Pickled 4 jars of beetroot tonight. Made 6 pints of spiced vinegar & didn't use even half of it.

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Just sorted out the cupboard to get this weeks preserves stashed
Here they all are

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So far this week I've made some courgette & Ginger chutney,thanks Mrs Bee😊, that's the courgettes finished with I hope, with the last ones used up in some piccalilli in place of the cucumbers, along with some runner beans & then the last but 1 lot of runner beans used up in some runner bean chutney. Still got lots of beetroots in the ground so some more to be pickled, think we've got enough chutneyd. Would like to pickle some onions & or shallots & that will be it then I think

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I'm about done as well.  There is quince pickle maturing on the kitchen windowsill and quince gin soaking in the dining room, but I'm about out of ingredients now.

If I see fruit or veg going really cheap, the dehydrator may still be on the go.  I got some bonus cep mushrooms a couple of weeks ago that OH spotted while out working, so they were sliced, dried and stashed pretty fast 

OH has started on his vast stocks beetroot chutney with great enthusiasm.  I thought I had made more than enough, but now I'm not so sure 

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You'll have to ration him😊

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You'll have to ration him😊

He's wise to that one    He knows where the jar stash is and tends to raid it when I am working in the evening 

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The quince achaar (Indian pickle) has had its maturing time on a sunny windowsill and is now ready to store 

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That looks lovely, is it hot & spicy?

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is it hot & spicy?

Yes and I halved the amount of chilli powder in it    I also wimped out of using mustard oil and used vegetable oil instead.

Its hot, spicy, tangy and very moreish 

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Here are my jars of green figs in rose syrup. I wrestled with these due to the amount of latex that needed to come out of them first,  but I think they will be worth it once they have sat in the syrup for a week or two more

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Here's the mincemeat maturing for use in December

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2 more lovely sets of jars 

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Snowdrops that mincemeat looks delicious!

Quince jelly today ... dripped out overnight ... and then that should be me done for now. I'll deal with the carrot achaar after we get back from holiday as they should be fin in the ground for now.

Oh, also got parsley and walnut pesto on the list now after our bonus crop of flat leaf parsley lol

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Hmm quince jelly, not seen any about for sale or been offered any freebies this year😞