Domestic Goddessing 102 - redcurrants.
Dec 13th 2011, 7:52 am
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Domestic Goddessing 102 - redcurrants.
It's that time of year again. I have no desire to bathe in them or eat them from the currant bush.
What oh what will I do with them , other than to freeze and store them for years on end.
What oh what will I do with them , other than to freeze and store them for years on end.
Dec 13th 2011, 8:20 am
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Re: Domestic Goddessing 102 - redcurrants.
It's the perfect present, they won't have to dust it, hide it in the downstairs loo or find space to store it 
I've purchased a lemon bush - just so I can make lemon vodka
I plan to have a vodka/gin/brandy orchard when we finally get our lifestyle plot
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Dec 13th 2011, 9:16 am
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Re: Domestic Goddessing 102 - redcurrants.
You could make redcurrant jelly to have with lamb, a la St Delia:
http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/t...ant-jelly.html
Looks eazy peazy enough too.
http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/t...ant-jelly.html
Looks eazy peazy enough too.
Dec 13th 2011, 9:23 am
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Re: Domestic Goddessing 102 - redcurrants.
Good luck with lemon bush, I'm really envious of folks with prolific lemons. I have, since being here, made at least five attempts to grow a lemon twig into something that resembles a bush. They never seem to survive past the first season with me before they expire, and at $15 to $20 a time to buy said twigs, I don't feel so inclined to try again.
I think the answer is to get some bloke to pee on it at the dead of night or something.
Dec 13th 2011, 5:35 pm
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Re: Domestic Goddessing 102 - redcurrants.
[QUOTE=Bo-Jangles;9785600]Good luck with lemon bush, I'm really envious of folks with prolific lemons. I have, since being here, made at least five attempts to grow a lemon twig into something that resembles a bush. They never seem to survive past the first season with me before they expire, and at $15 to $20 a time to buy said twigs, I don't feel so inclined to try again.
I think the answer is to get some bloke to pee on it at the dead of night or something.[/QUOTE
We have some wicked lemon trees and yes peeing on them was something I was told to do
I think the answer is to get some bloke to pee on it at the dead of night or something.
[/QUOTEWe have some wicked lemon trees and yes peeing on them was something I was told to do
Dec 13th 2011, 6:28 pm
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Re: Domestic Goddessing 102 - redcurrants.
[:[/QUOTE
We have some wicked lemon trees and yes peeing on them was something I was told to do[/QUOTE]
Are you sure it was lemon tree and not lava tree.......
We have some wicked lemon trees and yes peeing on them was something I was told to do
[/QUOTE]Are you sure it was lemon tree and not lava tree.......
Dec 13th 2011, 9:02 pm
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Re: Domestic Goddessing 102 - redcurrants.
Yup. The consensus is for a bloke to pee on the base of the lemon tree. Husband refuses though, as our tree is by the front gate.
There is a lot of redcurrants.
There is a lot of redcurrants.
Dec 15th 2011, 3:13 am
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Re: Domestic Goddessing 102 - redcurrants.
Redcurrant jelly - think it might even be the Delia recipe I used. Equal amounts sugar and currants - boil hard for 7 minutes - sieve into jars - refrigerate.
Next time you cook some lamb or venison - throw a couple or three tablespoons of jelly into the pan juices and make yourself a yummy gravy.
Next time you cook some lamb or venison - throw a couple or three tablespoons of jelly into the pan juices and make yourself a yummy gravy.
