Featured Posts in'Sugar' Category

making christmas chutney

The inclusion of Gluhwein in Matron’s Spiced Christmas Chutney sounded wonderfully festive.   Seeing that the Read more..

making sweet pickled crab apples

These gorgeous cherry like crab apples came from my friend Sara’s ornamental crab apple tree.  They’re Read more..

apple juices and jellies

Lifting our fabulous haul of foraged apples in to the boot of the car a few weeks ago I had dreamy plans of supping on Read more..

Matron’s Spiced Christmas Chutney

Here's another idea to use up your apples and pumpkins. I've re-used a picture from last year, this was the most Read more..

making sloe gin

Making sloe gin for the first time this week, with the sloes I picked a few weeks ago,  conjured up memories of making Read more..

The Mighty Squash

Most of us are pretty much familiar with the acorn squash, butternut squash, Hubbard squash, spaghetti squash and even Read more..

Best Hydrangeas Tips

Hydrangeas are voluminous shrubs with lasting flowers. They are easy to grow even in windy locations and the flowers Read more..

Two Tone raspberry cakes

I picked the last of the autumn raspberries on Sunday. These canes had only been transplanted to plot 45 early in the Read more..

making damson jam

We’re not big jam eaters in our house but with so many damsons to use up from the allotment I took my first Read more..

Lavender Heart Scones

Well what did you expect, I had to follow my wedding anniversary day with something to do with Love, so it had to be Read more..