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Hmmmm...depends on the quality of your still and filtration system really :wink: :wink: Used to make beer from a kit quite a bit, but these days don't bother as the taste just wasn't there. Strawberry wine I made last year was okish, the pumpkin was definately cat's pee :cry: Have some ribena wine t...

Lol, geeee thanks Shirl.

But now what excuse do I have for all my UFO's?

Well, I'll have to pick Australia so how could I go past good old ANZAC bikkies? (ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps) Ingredients: 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup plain flour 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup shredded coconut 125g (4oz) butter 2 Tbsp golden syrup 1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda 1 tsp boiling ...

Hey everybody :mrgreen: Great to see your tomatoes are going really well Shiney and Muddy! Still haven't got a roundtuit meself yet :oops: , might have to wait till the weather warms a bit. Don't know if this has been mentioned but another good idea is to plant some shallow rooted herbs in the top a...

I reckon it's to be expected of someone your age Stone Have recently passed that milestone myself and find so many things less tolerable these days.

My Way - Frank Sinatra (I think)

Here's the recipe shirlz: 1 1/4 cups cider 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 3 cups bread flour 2 teaspoons active dry yeast I placed all in breadmaker in that order, makes a smallish loaf. Could possibly leave out most or all of the sugar if too swee...

Oh you poor thing MMM.

I had a couple of horses as a teenager, rode bareback everywhere, no fear. Now...no bleedin' way would you get me near one! Huge things they are, with big bitey teeth!

Hi there Aberlemno! and welcome

I have 2 dozen bottles of homemade cider sitting in my garage, made it last year, but not fussed on the taste. So far have used 1 bottle for cider bread, but that's about it. Am thinking xmas pressies

G'day Fee, can't even think about beer at the moment, had a wee bit too much last night

Wow, looks like a lot of hard work there Rohen, but am sure the results will be well worth the effort.
Love mulberries, many fond childhood memories of being scolded for coming inside with stained feet, hands, clothes and face

I think you might be right Alcina lol. Can Aussies join the WI? :lol: MMM, OMG images of a jar stuffed with multi coloured feathers! Reckon it would look rather pretty though :mrgreen: Rosella jam is made from the fleshy red calyx containing the seedpod of a Australian native hibiscus. Harvested aft...

I did it! Not overly pleased with the result though. Used about 3/4 kilo rosellas and it filled 2 one cup jars. The recipe I had didn't say how much fruit to use, but did say to use the juice of 2 lemons, so I did and the result is sourish, but verrrrry well set. Do you think in future if I used sam...

Thanks for the great replies everyone :)

You've all made me feel much more confident now, and will have a go at some jam this week. Rosella is first on the list I think.

Jam in a breadmaker? That sounds interesting, although am pretty sure mine doesn't have a jam setting

LOL Stone, read the last one wrong and thought you said face straightener
Was halfway through composing a reply when I re-read it, phew, lucky! You all would've thought me mad

Some very good ideas there!