[tosca100]

Go for it New Shoot! It's all looking great. I wish I could send you some peaches from the market, they are stunning at the moment and only about 80p a kilo. Might get a few kilos today.....and some more bottles!

[New shoot]

I wish you could as well, that's so cheap 

Are you bottling them in plain syrup Tosca or adding any flavours ? 

[tosca100]

I wish you could as well, that's so cheap 

Are you bottling them in plain syrup Tosca or adding any flavours ? 

Some in plain syrup, some with brandy added, but only because I have had it a couple of years. We don't normally drink. Did a load of apricots earlier too as we had a bumper crop of huge ones this year. We will probably enjoy them in winter when there is limited choice. We had some nectarines that were a devil to stone and they have been made into a compote, and loads of plums. I am worrying about my walnuts at the moment, a lot seem to be going black instead of light green before dropping. I need them for protein as I don't eat meat.

We are going to try to eat as much as we can from bottles and freezer, and some dried, rather than buying stuff out of season, as I have got used to doing when I get fed up of cabbagey things and leeks.

[New shoot]

What are the options for meat-free protein?  Can you buy dried beans or grow your own next year     

What about other nuts.  If the peaches are that cheap, you might be able to pick up a load of stuff at the market later on in the year to see you through