Another Fabulous Recipe – Spiced Sloe Jelly!

You’ve been asking us for more of our own recipes so here’s one from Sylvia at The Recycle Works that I’m told is absolutley amazing. Let’s hope there’ll be enough for me to try some!
How To Make Spiced Sloe Jelly
Collect the sloes! Say, about  5 lbs Sloes should be plenty.
Cover with Water, add2 cinnamon sticks and [...]

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Sloe and Apple Jelly Recipe

In this weeks ’Sylvia’s Briefs’ (our weekly newsletter) we asked you for your recipes for Sloes. Frederica responded immediately with this gorgeous recipe for Sloe and Apple Jelly – which she assures us is absolutely delicious with lamb and ham! A huge thank you to Frederica.
How To Make Sloe and Apple Jelly
Cook until soft (I put mine [...]

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Grown Lots of Courgettes? Make this Fabulous Courgette Souffle!

We love receiving your feedbackand please do continue to send us as much as possible. In return, we’ll do our best to implement what we can and we’ve now added this new category to our blog, so that we can help with ideas for all those wonderful vegetables that you grow.
So here’s our first recipe [...]

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Gorgeous Blackberry Jam Recipe

Blackberry Jam (Recipe will make approx 3 jars)
Ingredients
•500g blackberries
•500g jam sugar
•Juice of half a lemon
•Chill a saucer or plate
•Wash all the blackberries and allow to drain
•Put the sugar, lemon juice and blackberries into a large saucepan and stir round a couple of times
•Dissolve the sugar over a low heat
•Bring to the boil and boil gently [...]

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Sweet Runner Bean Chutney

If you find yourself with some rather large runner beans, that are past their best for eating, this is a great receipe! You don’t need to use old beans – younger ones will do better, but it means you can make the most of your crop.
This is an excellent recipe that keeps really well and [...]

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Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

Well Charlotte’s been busy putting together her recipes again so if you have a glut of green tomatoes this year, which is highly likely, why not try this recipe?
Fried Green Tomatoes
3 medium, firm green tomatoes
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup milk
2 eggs (beaten)
2/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs or cornmeal
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon [...]

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Green Tomato Chutney Recipe

With the lack of sun, green tomatoes need a helping hand. They can be ripened by placing on a window sill but direct sunlight can make the skins tough. So pick all the fruits before the chance of frost and then store them in a dry dark place. A paper bag is good. Sylvia tells us that as a child she recalls putting them inside a chest of drawers. They will obviously need to be checked regularly to make sure they are collected and eaten at their best.

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Courgette Souffle Recipe

Have you grown lots of courgettes this year and need a few recipe ideas? If so, why not give this one a try. Our very own Charlotte Green has been using this with her own home-grown courgettes and it goes down a treat with the family!
 
Courgette Souffle
 

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove
250g courgettes [...]

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