![]() The third spot goes to the crab apple, which also makes a great tasting jelly and is a good carrier for herbs such as mint and rosemary. I shall try to get a few jars made for the Christmas roast bird. In second place, berries from the mountain ash, ( Sorbus aucuparia), make a delicious jelly. However, fruit vinegars are easy to make, far easier than jam, so worth putting aside the time to make a few bottles. Which make an excellent alternative to balsamic vinegar.įruit infused vinegars are wonderful – you can buy them – Womersley have a lovely, (but pricey), range with stunning combinations such as Orange and Mace Golden Raspberry and Apache Chilli Lime, Blackpepper & Lavender. ![]() Apple and blackberry pie or crumble, with custard of course, is an all time favourite pudding for me. On the holding, our cultivated forms still haven’t produced a decent crop and there is such an abundance to be found on an autumn walk. ![]() However at this time of year the hedgerow is bursting with potential and it is churlish to be too draconian with an antipathy for foraged ingredients. Several more puff balls appeared, along with a few shaggy ink caps but the novelty wore off, even for the OH. ![]() Sadly it did nothing to mitigate my foraged fungaphobia. ![]() Plus, the lovely OH had been pouncing with delight on the puff ball fungi that appeared some weeks back. I have a somewhat ambivalent relationship with foraging – which wasn’t improved when a well known chain of pizzerias served me a salad containing groundsel. ![]()
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