Have a microwave but no dehydrator (apart from the fan oven). The dusting powder actually sounds perfect for both my grans. Will need to start scouring the charity shops too at lunchtimes.

I think I feel a trip to the rellies down the country coming on, for foraging in ditches. MIL has a load of damson trees near her, my mum has a crab apple hidden in the fields across the road, and both have loads of blackberries as well. I wonder if I could borrow one of their kitchens for a day as well before I come back......

Will start saving the citrus now so - we usually use loads of them all.

And it looks as though I will be making green tomato chutney of some sort too - don't think the ones in the garden will ripen before the builders arrive in 3 weeks and dig up the beds for the extension.