Bush Fires. gosh what memories are awoken, we were caught in the 1983 fires in Victoria. Never ever to be forgotten the galas, beautiful birds trying to land on the car. Too unpleasant to write more but when we got home our neighbours were out on the street waiting for us they had been so worried. No phones in these days!
Pat I would love your mint cordial recipe. I am going to start a thread for recipes as we all seem to be busy just now and must have lots to share.
must go and open gate to ,hopefully, let rabbit out. There was one in the front porch this a.m. I am think it was asking for its mummy back!!!
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
Great idea for a recipe thread LilyP. I was going to ask for Pat's mint cordial one as well. Hope you manage to get your furry friend out of the garden.
Bush fires look terrifying. The fire fighters are heroes in my book.
Had the heating on first thing Bushman and the windows were covered in condensation. July in Scotland.
SM today when OH is ready to drive me. I'll be using the trolley as a walking frame
Lily Pilly, Every time I see your tag, I get a childhood flash of pigging out on Lilly Pillys which used hang over a fence near my home. It was a large tree - like an unpruned apple tree. All the kids used to congregate under the tree and fill up on the fruit that we could reach.
Mint Cordial. 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water, half cup white vinegar, juice half lemon, 6 sprigs fresh mint (I always use spearmint). Stir sugar and water over medium heat until dissolved. Add vinegar and lemon juice and return to steady boil. Boil 15-18 minutes until thick, skimming as required. Test on cold saucer (need honey consistency).
Have mint well washed and drained and add to boiling syrup. Boil 1 minute, remove pan from heat and leave to cool.
Strain, pour into a bottle and seal and store.
To serve as beverage, one third of syrup in glass of cold water or soda water.
I should also acknowledge this is basically from Tess Mallos's book called "The Complete Middle East Cookbook" - in the Iranian section. Syrup is called Sekanjabin. (Pronounced, if I remember correctly) Sek-anj-abeen. I haven't seen my neighbour - friend for a few years, so I've probably got the pronunciation a bit off and also the recipe doesn't specify which kind of mint to use, but since I only grow spearmint, that is what I use. It's also delicious, undiluted on ice cream or yoghurt. I'd love to hear if you like it when you get a chance to make it.
Wow thanks Pat sounds gorgeous I have started a recipe thread which I think this would be terrific on but only if you can cut and paste it please don't write it all out again
re my "name" I never knew there was such a tree! Sounds amazing am away to look it up!
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
As a child, we didn't know botanical names, so I looked it up myself just now in one of my books. I did know, as an adult, that Lilly Pilly are Acmena but wasn't sure about which one. For the area I lived in then South Coast of NSW, it must have been Acmena smithii.
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Good morning, bright and sunny, at the moment.
Bush Fires. gosh what memories are awoken, we were caught in the 1983 fires in Victoria. Never ever to be forgotten the galas, beautiful birds trying to land on the car. Too unpleasant to write more but when we got home our neighbours were out on the street waiting for us they had been so worried. No phones in these days!
Pat I would love your mint cordial recipe. I am going to start a thread for recipes as we all seem to be busy just now and must have lots to share.
must go and open gate to ,hopefully, let rabbit out. There was one in the front porch this a.m. I am think it was asking for its mummy back!!!
A A Milne
Morning all. Hope everyone with aches an pains feeling a bit better today. Brrr cold here last night down too 3c.
Good morning
Great idea for a recipe thread LilyP. I was going to ask for Pat's mint cordial one as well. Hope you manage to get your furry friend out of the garden.
Bush fires look terrifying. The fire fighters are heroes in my book.
Had the heating on first thing Bushman and the windows were covered in condensation
. July in Scotland
.
SM today when OH is ready to drive me. I'll be using the trolley as a walking frame
Lily Pilly, Every time I see your tag, I get a childhood flash of pigging out on Lilly Pillys which used hang over a fence near my home. It was a large tree - like an unpruned apple tree. All the kids used to congregate under the tree and fill up on the fruit that we could reach.
Mint Cordial. 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water, half cup white vinegar, juice half lemon, 6 sprigs fresh mint (I always use spearmint). Stir sugar and water over medium heat until dissolved. Add vinegar and lemon juice and return to steady boil. Boil 15-18 minutes until thick, skimming as required. Test on cold saucer (need honey consistency).
Have mint well washed and drained and add to boiling syrup. Boil 1 minute, remove pan from heat and leave to cool.
Strain, pour into a bottle and seal and store.
To serve as beverage, one third of syrup in glass of cold water or soda water.
I should also acknowledge this is basically from Tess Mallos's book called "The Complete Middle East Cookbook" - in the Iranian section. Syrup is called Sekanjabin. (Pronounced, if I remember correctly) Sek-anj-abeen. I haven't seen my neighbour - friend for a few years, so I've probably got the pronunciation a bit off and also the recipe doesn't specify which kind of mint to use, but since I only grow spearmint, that is what I use. It's also delicious, undiluted on ice cream or yoghurt. I'd love to hear if you like it when you get a chance to make it.
Morning all.
Big dark clouds out there and looks like its going to pour down any minute
Garden does need it tho.
Have a good day everyone.
See you later peeps
Just having breakfast , very overcast so far , bit of rain last night , no danger of bush fires in Lincoln , however , they must be very dangerous
Wow thanks Pat sounds gorgeous I have started a recipe thread which I think this would be terrific on but only if you can cut and paste it please don't write it all out again
re my "name" I never knew there was such a tree! Sounds amazing am away to look it up!
A A Milne
As a child, we didn't know botanical names, so I looked it up myself just now in one of my books. I did know, as an adult, that Lilly Pilly are Acmena but wasn't sure about which one. For the area I lived in then South Coast of NSW, it must have been Acmena smithii.
Just off to the farm shop - can I get anything for anyone?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Any duck eggs please?
A A Milne