Happy Thanksgiving! It’s Thanksgiving (well, yesterday!), the day when we all give thanks for… well, er… getting rid of those pesky pilgrims? Just kidding! Ok, so it’s not Thanksgiving round here, but there’s an American in this house, and there’s also a pumpkin, so it must be time for pumpkin pie.
Posts Tagged Autumn
Pumpkin Pie
Posted 26 November 2010 by DebbieTagged As: American, Autumn, Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, Pie, Pumpkin, Pumpkin pie, Tart | Categories: Dessert, Recipes | Leave a Comment
Bramble and Elderberry Jelly
Posted 11 November 2010 by DebbieTagged As: Autumn, Blackberry, Crabapple, Elderberry, Hedgerow jelly, Jelly | Categories: Condiments, Preserves, Recipes | Leave a Comment
On to the next round of hedgerow jelly! I made this bramble and elderberry jelly back in September when the hedgerows were still brimming with berries. I used to love bramble jelly as a child, so I thought I’d try to recreate that. While I was foraging for blackberries, I spied an elder tree so picked some elderberries too, for a bit of a kick!
Elderberry and bramble jelly on homemade English muffins
Hedgerow Jelly
Posted 9 November 2010 by DebbieTagged As: Autumn, Blackberry, Crabapple, Hawthorn, Hedgerow jelly, Jelly, Sloe | Categories: Condiments, Preserves, Recipes | Leave a Comment
Apparently, we are having a particularly bountiful autumn. I guess we’re coming to the end of it now, and the berries left in the hedgerows are looking a bit sorry for themselves. Back in September, however, it was a different story. The hedgerows were weighed down with ripening blackberries, rosehips, elderberries and haws. Our crab apple tree was looking beautiful, full of yellowy-pinky-red fruits. I couldn’t bear the thought of them all being kicked under the hedge or squished under car when they fell, so I decided to get jelly-making. Hedgerow jelly-making, to be precise.
Ruby-red hedgerow jelly
