I just had to strip the trees at my mother's (everyone going away for a few weeks, and we knew that they wouldn't survive), so have had a week of drying and making jam and chutney. I made:
Apple jelly with various herbs, including mint, rosemary and thyme
Apple and plum jam
Apple and raisin chutney
Dried apple pieces (very pretty with pink apples!)
Spiced preserved whole plums
Spiced plum jelly
Cinnamon apple butter
And a bunch of other things I can't remember just now!
The recipes for everything so far are up on my blog (address in signature). The quantities are all in pounds and ounces. Hope that they are useful for someone!
I am exhausted by preserving. When people told me that August was the busiest month if you grow your own, I didn't really understand what they meant. All I've had to deal with is apples and plums, and I suddenly get it!
Apple jelly with various herbs, including mint, rosemary and thyme
Apple and plum jam
Apple and raisin chutney
Dried apple pieces (very pretty with pink apples!)
Spiced preserved whole plums
Spiced plum jelly
Cinnamon apple butter
And a bunch of other things I can't remember just now!
The recipes for everything so far are up on my blog (address in signature). The quantities are all in pounds and ounces. Hope that they are useful for someone!
I am exhausted by preserving. When people told me that August was the busiest month if you grow your own, I didn't really understand what they meant. All I've had to deal with is apples and plums, and I suddenly get it!
