food
A collection of 4 posts
Bullace Jam
You probably have just enough time left to follow in our footsteps and create the worlds most delicious hedgerow jam. Two weeks ago we stumbled upon a laden bullace tree and decided to gather ourselves a few fruits for a stewed pudding. They were so abundant and easy to reach...
The Excellence of Second Hand Sloes
In search of suitable bottles for the preparation of the annual glug of sloe gin I found last years experimental sloe port. I planned on leaving it for 2 months to mature but here we are 10 months later and I can only say that it has matured fantastically. It...
Port and Sloe Gin Production
Most of the sloes had gone by the time we got our foraging heads on. We had to endure multiple blackthorn puncture wounds in order to get deep enough into the hedgerow to secure some berries that the birds had missed. I still bear the scars from that day and...
The Importance of Labels
We ran out of tartare sauce today. I don’t know what you are supposed to do in that situation. If I run out of lager I’ll substitute a bottle of Merlot but I don’t have a ready made substitute for tartare sauce. With salmon on the plate, I had to...