[Madame Cholet]

Next week
Pick hips, haws, apples and elderberries for hedgerow jam and make.
Have a go at blackberry chutney.
Pick more apples, cook and freeze.
More dehydrating

[Beetroot Queen]

I thought i'd be smart this morning getting up at 5.30 before everyone else, plan to do runner bean chutney. Harrison woke within 10 mins followed by florence and everyone else by 6. 

By seven little chutney action was happening but this was the action in the kitchen



So much for my plans  no rest for the wicked, beans will wait till tonight i suppose 

[Madame Cholet]

Just shoe horned plums and blackberries into the freezer

[New shoot]

More tomato sauce today - although have nearly a freezer drawer full now, so shall have to stop soon and dehydrate the rest    Tomato skins carefully saved and stashed in the freezer for future production of tomato powder 

Dehydrator currently processing a second batch of apple rings and plenty more still on the trees 

[mumofstig]

I have the big pan on making glutney ish chutney (slightly different spices) to HFW recipe, and chopped up a load more gifted green tomatoes for the freezer 

Sliced a bagful of runners and the last few purple cosse violetta beans - frozen in portions.

[Beetroot Queen]

More runner chutney tonight and more tomorrow morning, afternoon and evening. I'll be slicing until the jars run out 

[Beetroot Queen]

Oh my another 17lb of runners today to add to 35lb from yesterday, getting bored now to be honest. Beans beans and more beans someone shoot me 

[mumofstig]

Better now? 

[BobE]

BQ do haricot beans.  Also reserve some as seed for next year.

[Beetroot Queen]

BQ do haricot beans.  Also reserve some as seed for next year.

No point we dont eat them. Lol i cant justify cutting a plant down when its in full swing seems terrible after last year. But i have put 50lb worth of beans on freecycle, sharing is caring hehe

[mumofstig]

No baked beans in your house? 

[Beetroot Queen]

No baked beans in your house? 

Errrm not for me DS or florence or harrison.
Hubby and DD do eat them but its so rare its not worth it.

[mumofstig]

Fairy nuff   

[Madame Cholet]

Today
More courgettes in dehydrator, hedgerow jam and blackberry chutney made Tom chuntney in slow cooker.

Blackberries, cooking apples, haws, rose hips and elderberries picked tomatoes in freezer.

[New shoot]

Started early today    We are reaching critcal mass in the freezer so pulled out all the unprocessed gooseberries.  I had topped and tailed a lot and cooked them down to freeze for later use, but had 2 huge bags of untouched ones.

Gooseberry jelly then, so stewed them last night and set them to drip.  They have made a lovely coloured sparkly clear jelly.  There was a bit that didn't fit in the jars, so that is in a small bowl in the fridge.  Just had some on a buttered bagel and it is lush.  Just the right balance of tart and sweet for me 

Engaging smug mode now