Almost the first plant we saw on our “wildflowers of Malham Tarn” walk was sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata). This is a handsome umbellifer with fern-like leaves. There are of course many umbellifers, some of which – such as hemlock and hemlock water dropwort – are poisonous, so you need to be sure of your identification. […]
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Pear trees are blossoming now – a beautiful sight. Here’s a project for you to try once the fruit has set. You will need: Glass bottles. If you are using big pears like Doyenné du Comice, you will need a full-bellied bottle. Narrower varieties such as Williams’ Bon Chrétien will fit in an ordinary clear-glass wine
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One of the ‘benefits’ of life as a Trading Hut Secretary is that I get inundated with seed/bulb catalogues. Whilst leafing through the latest offering from Dobie’s I found the following recipe. I haven’t tried it myself, as I don’t have any green tomatoes, but I thought you might enjoy it as an alternative to
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It’s the time of year when all allotmenteers are rejoicing in the productivity of courgettes, and, just maybe, trying to think of something new to do with them. Here is a favourite recipe of mine for you to try. And please send us yours – either by commenting on this post or by email to
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Ingredients: 5 pieces preserved stem ginger in syrup, chopped 2 tablespoons ginger syrup (from jar of stem ginger in syrup) 1 heaped teaspoon ground ginger 1 heaped teaspoon grated fresh root ginger 175g / 6oz butter 175g / 6oz golden caster sugar 3 large eggs 1 tablespoon molasses syrup (treacle) 225g / 8oz self-raising flour
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