Sorrel and sorrel pesto
Sorrel is one of those plants that once you find seems to be everywhere! I can’t resist nibbling on the odd leaf while passing. The main wild sorrel you will find is sheep’s sorrel, in […]
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Elderberry Wine – Extract from the Self sufficientish Bible
THE ELDERBERRY WINE RECIPE – taken from The Selfsufficientish Bible published by Shodder and Stoughton Our parents, who are fortunate enough to have an elder tree at the bottom of their garden, have tried various […]
Hazelnut milk
Hazelnut milk If you’ve been lucky enough to grow or forage an abundance of hazelnuts then this is a great way to use them up. It also makes a delicious alternative to cows milk. Method […]
Autumn Smoothie
Autumn is a great time to pick apples, blackberries, the last of the plums and nuts. This recipe combines all of them together in one delicious smoothie. It is a quite complicated process if you […]
Wild Dyes – Wild plants to Dye clothes By Andy Hamilton
If you were a clothing maker back in the early 19th century you would have had to rely on nature if you wished to change the colour of any of your garments; using roots and […]
Everything you need to know and some things you dont about Chillis By the Chilli Monster
The chili plant originated in Latin America, where it was cultivated from its wild form by South American Indians. Christopher Columbus is regarded as the first European to sample the fruit, and indeed coined the […]
Marrow Wine – By Jackie Holt
It can be difficult to know what to do with an over productive marrow plant, thanks to Jackie Holt for giving us this perfect idea getting Drunk on them! Ingredients 5 Ib. ripe marrow (you […]
Sloe Gin – By Simon Smith
Simon has been a friend of mine and Dave since we were teenagers living in Northampton. He now lives in Wookey Hole with a bunch of animals that he has inherited. He has Sloes and […]
Scrumpy Cider – By Andy Hamilton
You can’t beat a good bit of West Country cider. If last year you noticed that your neighbour left the apples to rot on their tree; this year knock on their door and ask for […]
Simple Grape Wine – By Jackie Holt
Jackie says that a lot of wine experts would probally say that this recipe would not work as it is too simple, but it does. Jackie grows all of her grapes on her allotment in […]