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Is it back tonight?

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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
W. C. Fields

hi i think it is next week,but what is stoping people from chating anyhow,they have on and of for the last few weeks,we have had some rain our neck of the woods hav'nt we,nice to see a bit of respite this afto,i will be on ond of here tonight,have a lot to do,and watch some tv,

I think we have had our fair share of the wet stuff in the last few days in Leicestershire!!

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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
W. C. Fields

we sure have,the trouble is,everything looks so bedragled,but we should not moan,at least were not flooded in any way,am of now to get tea,then back on the filler & sander,glad when job done,fed up with eating the stuff,and chocking,even with a mask,have purchased one of those with a little breather thingy on the front today,is much better,untill i take it of lol,by for now,back on later to have a nosey,

I've still managed to harvest some runner beans(about 50lbs so far) & spinach in the last two days

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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
W. C. Fields

Evenin' folks, hope you've had a good week. just making dinner. Roast potatoes, parsnips, mashed carrot and swede, runner beans and of course courgettes all from the garden, the only thing not from the garden is the lamb. feeling quite smug at the moment

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A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

All my evening meal came off the lottie except the lamb.

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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
W. C. Fields

I've just had my brother and his clan over, managed to offload some courgettes and a beetroot ! (they thought the beetroot was a red onion )
Now making dinner for us ... fish pie for Him, apple pie & ice cream for me (I'm stressed, ok)

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courgettes? I let one grow into a marrow(4kgs) Madderbat made some chutney with it Mmmmmmmmmmm!

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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
W. C. Fields

Mmm, let me think.... I'd rather be you

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A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

Ooh, ooh, got the recipe?
I've got quite a few "large" courgettes at the mo

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A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

Evening
We've just has roast chicken for dinner - my Desiree's made lovely creamy mash Mmmmm

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Sarah

“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

can anyone tell me please what happened the the sunday chat it just seemed to disappear

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Hi Scary55, (mb here)
The recipe I used came from Good Houskeeping (1979), my standard book and is asa follows:

3lb marrow/courgette, peeled, chopped into small pieces and salted overnight.
1/2lb shallots (I used onions small diced)
1/2 lb apple, peeled,cored and chopped
12 peppercorns (well a small handful)
small piece fresh ginger, peeled, chopped small
1/2 lb sultanas
8oz demarera sugar
1 1/2 pint vinegar (I''m going to try using less than this next time as it's just a tad sloppy)

Rinse and drain salted marrow, add apples and shallots(onion), sugar, sultanas and vinegar.
If you like you can tie peppercorns and ginger in muslin, but I chucked the lot in - gives a nice 'tang' and the taste experience of soft peppercorn is wonderful.

Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer until thick consistency - can take all morning (or longer).
Makes about 4lb so get your jars ready while it's simmering

I looked online recently for a recipe using green beans as we have a glut this year, Apart from using cornflour to thicken and mustard instead of ginger and sultanas it was similar so if you've got a glut it may be worth an experiment.

I had to double everything up cos the courgette BW brought back weighed nearly 8lb!!!! (btw, do courgettes turn into marrow, or have I invented a new recipe??)

Regards
Jane

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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
W. C. Fields

It got put on hold for the summer

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Sarah

“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

Well I suppose this is it!!

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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
W. C. Fields

Good evening folk's summat gone wrong with the weather it ain't rained for 4 hour's here

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What lies behind us,And what lies before us,Are tiny matters compared to what lies Within us ...
Ralph Waide Emmerson

So did the summer

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Andrea :wavehello

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...logs/zazen999/

moon trials completed:
tomatoes
[46% increase in crop per seed sown and 10% increase in crop per plant]

currently underway:
calabrese
garlic

http://linearlegume.blogspot.com/

hello all, mrs chambers here! how is everyone?

Very well thank you!!

With husband away my crafting fingers are becoming decidedly itchy... Usually we have been too busy for me to even have thought about my sewing machine But with him away and nothing for me to get my teeth stuck into here, I have found myself watching you tube videos of felting and freehand machine embroidery.
Someone help!!!!

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Tx

Thank you Jane - shall definitely be having a go at that, sounds delish and anything that uses 3lb of marrow/courgette is OK in my book

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A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

Don't know if this is help........

There's a very good Stitching and craft show at Alexandra Palace next month!

Evenin' all!

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The weeks and the years are fine. It's the days I can't cope with!