Category: Preserves
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Medlar ‘fruit cheese’
I love a good cookery challenge so, when my friend Gylda asked me if I’d like some medlar fruit from her orchard, I jumped at the chance. Most foods are best thrown away when they start to rot, but not medlars. To be eaten or processed in any way the fruit needs to be partially…
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Christmas-ready liqueurs from the hedgerows!
September and October is the perfect time to get all your home-made liqueurs ready for Christmas. The blackthorn hedges near us are full of fat, ripe sloe berries for making sloe vodka or gin – check out the recipe here from the archive. You can follow exactly the same recipe to make damson vodka by…
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Red plum, lime and coriander chutney
I’m not much of a jam maker but I do LOVE homemade chutney or pickle. They always beat a commercially made version hands down. The sticky thickness and deep flavour have to come from gentle, slow reduction, not the introduction of thickening agents. The plum harvest is in full swing now so I’ll be making…
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Pigeon Cottage Kitchen 