I have been very short of time this year so stuck with usual jams but I have a glut of herbs and have been experimenting with salts. So cheap and easy and so far really appreciated by the folk I have given them to
apart from the obvious ones I have made chilli and lime (cheated and bought the lime!)coriander and celery, basil, lemon and sage and garlic basically any combination at all just blitzed with some salt and then mixed to desired strength with more salt and dried out. I bottle it, tie a wee coloured ribbon that relates to the flavour and share it around
soon be time to do the booze!!! Cucumber gin was very popular. As was the celery vodka, (great for quick bloody Mary's ) but without a doubt the winner is the creme de cassis, perfect at Christmas with Prosecco
sorry I used the C word?
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Well, Lilyp, you buy your bottled herbs in jars, so why not do it your self with your own produce. I also dry tomatoes, Capsicum, mushrooms etc. the machine can also be used to make those fruit straps that others have been talking about.
No. I've tried fruit leathers and don't like the texture or the flavour much. Don't use much dried fruit other than raisins and apricots and dates. I'd rather buy an extra freezer for excess apples (when I get a tree), pears - ditto, plums etc. We have a couple of grape vines but no idea what the fruit is like yet as this will be our first harvest here.
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That sounds like a plan, Dove.
My cupboard is also full of jam, Greenmum. It makes good presents... and we eat some of it, but alternative uses for fruit are a good idea.
Lovely ideas to inspire me, thanks everyone
I have been very short of time this year so stuck with usual jams but I have a glut of herbs and have been experimenting with salts. So cheap and easy and so far really appreciated by the folk I have given them to
apart from the obvious ones I have made chilli and lime (cheated and bought the lime!)coriander and celery, basil, lemon and sage and garlic basically any combination at all just blitzed with some salt and then mixed to desired strength with more salt and dried out. I bottle it, tie a wee coloured ribbon that relates to the flavour and share it around
soon be time to do the booze!!! Cucumber gin was very popular. As was the celery vodka, (great for quick bloody Mary's ) but without a doubt the winner is the creme de cassis, perfect at Christmas with Prosecco
sorry I used the C word?
A A Milne
Lilyp I use the dehydrating machine for my herbs.
Goodness Pat. I have never heard of that!
A A Milne
Well, Lilyp, you buy your bottled herbs in jars, so why not do it your self with your own produce. I also dry tomatoes, Capsicum, mushrooms etc. the machine can also be used to make those fruit straps that others have been talking about.
What is the machine called Pat?
sounds really good
A A Milne
Done some research and yes there are lots out there. Many on special just now too
what would you recommend I look for Pat? They look big. Do you have to use all of it to get maximum efficiency?
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Have a look a this LP - https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/best-dehydrators-and-how-use-them
Ahh Obelixx. Great minds. I have just read all that. Still undecided
I don't really have masses of my own produce but I do think with my growing number of grandchildren it will be useful for healthy snacks
do you have one?
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No. I've tried fruit leathers and don't like the texture or the flavour much. Don't use much dried fruit other than raisins and apricots and dates. I'd rather buy an extra freezer for excess apples (when I get a tree), pears - ditto, plums etc. We have a couple of grape vines but no idea what the fruit is like yet as this will be our first harvest here.