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I always ignore negative comments, and also felt sorry for the daughter.
And the pleasure I get from making palatble things for my family is mine to keep for ever. And is then doubled when my 5 children all love what I have made and ask for more.

I went out foraging this morning with my springer spaniel, I collected Hawthorn berries for Haw sauce, and Elder berries for some cordial for my children. Whilst foraging a lady and her young daughter came down the track that I was on walking her dog. The little girl said what is that man doing, her...

thanks MKG
Its now got yeast and bubbling away madly in the corner of the kitchen so hopefully it will come to something vaguely pallatble.
I have ordered the booze for free book will hopefully help for future concoctions.

Hello
I found your website while trying to find some help with my marrow rum, and am quite impressed with the topics you are disgussing.
My wife and me have 5 children, we have our own allotment where we grow as much as we can to eat. We also keep 3 chickens in the back garden for fresh eggs.

I started some marrow rum 1 week ago, packed my marrow with demorera sugar and raisins with some grated ginger root, it has dripped nicely for 1 week and i have about 1 pint of syrup, the marrow is very green with mould and smells very bad. Having read this forum with some interest i have now steral...