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We have been blessed with awesome wild Rasberries this year, the blackberries are in the verge of greatness, and today we picked and then nommed the sweeeeeetest Blaeberries - and I note the fungi are on the way...if anyone takes the Sloes I have my eyes on, there will be trouble...
Post up you wild bounty and what you make.
I dunno about make, but while out for a walk yesterday I was really enjoying a load of big juicy blackberries.
Never seen plums growing like this before, just hold a box under and shake!
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Plum jam made and bottled.
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Bilberry/fruits of the moor icecream a couple of weeks ago, then raspberry sorbet a few days later.
Harvesting in my dad's garden yesterday - 2 types of plum, greengages, mulberries, french beans, tomatoes.
First batch of plum jam made this afternoon, and another one to come tomorrow; he's having a crack at greengage jam because he's bored of eating them, and might get someone t make mulberry sorbet in exchange for a share of it, or might just eat the mulberries.
Still kilos of tomatoes to come, and I'm planning a blackberrying session soon...
Agree. Mountains of blackberries around here. Definately livening up my muesli!
I've been picking blackberries the past 3 weeks, will go out on Saturday for what I expect will be the last lot before they all turn to mush.
It also amazes me that there are a number of people that wouldn't even consider picking this fruit, let alone eat it and would rather go to Tescos....
We have a plum tree like ^ that one.
It's a mast year (again) for lots of things.
The chanterelles are a bit slow this year though.
Apples look nice and red for more homemade scrumpy!
Blueberry madness here in Sweden (finished now ) and the mushrooms are coming
Mum, blae berries on museli for breakfast, sorry I was too busy eating to take pics.
Raspberry jam
Rhubarb and raspberry crumble
Loads more, although having an allotment helps 😀
i went for a short walk with the wife and dog yesterday.
i ate whilst out walking, a handfull on blackberries, 2 very sweet cox's apples, and 4 damsons from a small tree in my garden.
fantastic...... 😀
Any suggestions as to where I could get green (ie unripe, not fancy) tomatoes near Sheffield? Family and friends get through industrial quantities of green tomato chutney, and I'd like to make more than usual this year, if I can get hold of the main ingredient...
Nice one Ton.
Our apples are going to be very good this year,cidertastic. 🙂
Last house had a plum - so jam and pickles then, now alfresco sloe gin (*top tip - add to Hagen Daz vanilla for a pud), blackberry whisky - mmm?? - won't be doing again - but might try with a spare vodka we have, and the damson in the new garden requires some research on options.
Brambles - mmm, bramble cranachan
whizz up some brambles with a splash of whisky
whisk up some cream with a drop of honey and some toasted pinhead oatmeal
fold the the cream stuff into the bramble stuff
decorate with some more toasted oatmeal and a juicy bramble
Brambles everywhere around here have just become ripe, and a short walk on sunday took a long time when we stopped to collect a few.
Not got much time for scrumping, sadly.