Reynard
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OP
OP
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- Manchester
Ah. Yes, I'm sure you're right!
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
Yesterday, I had a phone call to say that an allotment plot had become available. I got all excited as I want to lower our fresh grocery bill by growing my own.
This morning, I met the parish councillor who took me around the allotments and the plot itself. Great stuff.
I went out on a bike ride and had a missed call and voicemail from said councillor which I thought I’d check when I got home.
Once home, I start unloading the car when the councillor turns up at the house. ‘Sorry, we made a mistake, the plot wasn’t free, the current tenant has paid his rent. But, your first in line on the waiting list.’
Bugger.
It could be another year before one becomes available. My disappointment is palpable. We have a tiny paved garden so now looking at growing vegetables in pots for the time being.
Bugger
.As much as I enjoy growing stuff I couldn't take 1 on, a lot of time and effort required which I don't have. Speaking from experience because my folks shared 1 with my grandma,the rewards are great, home grown produce is so good,but the work is hard.
Fingers crossed you get 1 sooner rather than later.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
And you will get the inevitable glut of stuff as well, so good planning needed.
Think about how much of something you should plant, stagger the plantings and work out how to store the excess. Some things freeze well, others don't. And a good book on preserves is a must-have.
On the flip side, jars of jam, chutney and pickles make great gifts.
Think about how much of something you should plant, stagger the plantings and work out how to store the excess. Some things freeze well, others don't. And a good book on preserves is a must-have.
On the flip side, jars of jam, chutney and pickles make great gifts.
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
Bugger
As much as I enjoy growing stuff I couldn't take 1 on, a lot of time and effort required which I don't have. Speaking from experience because my folks shared 1 with my grandma,the rewards are great, home grown produce is so good,but the work is hard.
Fingers crossed you get 1 sooner rather than later.
And you will get the inevitable glut of stuff as well, so good planning needed.
Think about how much of something you should plant, stagger the plantings and work out how to store the excess. Some things freeze well, others don't. And a good book on preserves is a must-have.
On the flip side, jars of jam, chutney and pickles make great gifts.
Thanks all. My focus now is on what we can grow at home in pots - thanks for the suggestions.
Storage has been playing on my mind. The jam, chutney, preserves is something I’m going to have to look into.
Internet search here we come...
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
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- Whitehaven Mansions
It’s how drug dealers let their customers know they have product. Sad but true.
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@TVC - does this lot tickle your fancy?
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Reynard
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
The Marguerite Patten "500 Recipes: Jams, Pickles, Chutneys" book is worth tracking down. It's an oldie, but a goodie. Regularly crops up in charity shops and on boot sales - no need to pay inflated Amazon / Ebay prices.
One of my "go to" books.
Another is "Women's Institute Book of Preserves".
Though a lot of jam / jelly recipes are far more complicated than they need be. Don't bother with added liquid unless you're making blackcurrant or gooseberry jam (those need to be cooked in a bit of water till tender else the skins go tough when you add the sugar), use 1:1 ratio fruit (or juice if making jelly) to sugar, and if working with low pectin fruit or you just want to add a bit of tartness to jam, throw in some unripe / windfall apples. Pectin and jam sugar are an unnecessary expense, but worth investing in a jam funnel. For pickles and chutneys you need to keep to the proportions of fruit and veg to vinegar, sugar and salt, otherwise they won't keep. But beyond that, you can ad-lib to your heart's content.
P.S. Don't use goosberries or morello cherries to make chutney. The end result is much too sour.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
I'm wondering if four of these are good for occasionally moving a 100kg cabinet on a smooth hard floor. I think it's worth a punt with a set of four costing less than two quid from Toolstation. I'll find out on Tuesday...
Edit: BTW palm readers.....I really don't want to know.....
Edit: BTW palm readers.....I really don't want to know.....
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If they are chair casters then yes, if they can put up with me at work then they should be OK for your cabinet
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
I was suggesting ( before anyone else points it out) that I'm a chubby bugger, so those casters are built for the Augustus Gloops of the World
On the contrary, she has washed and pressed them just this weekend. Expect photos within the month
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
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