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    Hello from San Antonio, Texas

    Hello Charity, I never grow bored looking at people's garden pics and would love to read about your veggie patch. I am also looking forward to some summer growing stories as we have just started coming into winter, our garden is just about dead, apart from the winter veg of course (brussies...
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    Eat what you grow

    This is cane harvesting season. The cut cane often spills onto the side of the road and I think I might pick up a few pieces and grow it then I can have sugar. It's really easy to crush and get sugar syrup from. how lucky you are. We have nothing but potato and cabbage fields in our parts...
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    Question Which food strainer, mill, press, cold juicer to make sauce or jams?

    I was not done yet. My original post was not related to making jam but jelly. Also, I would find it very difficult to peel the skin off and deseed a blackberry. The apples used obviously were not peeled and deseeded either. We are all free to use different methods and equipment, as long as it...
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    Question Which food strainer, mill, press, cold juicer to make sauce or jams?

    Surely this cannot be a forum where people are questioned on the value and quality of their equipment. Those comments may have to be reserved for the products review sites.
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    Question Which food strainer, mill, press, cold juicer to make sauce or jams?

    We bought a "Gräfenstayn Steam Juicer" which my husband uses to steam all fruits for his wine- and jelly making. I don't know if this would be of use to you for your projects. A couple of years ago we spent 4 hours putting a massive amount of apples (about 30 kg) through a 6 Ltr. fruit press, it...
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    ways to use a glut of chillies and capsicums

    Hello TinaBen, just came across this post. To use up our chillies and capsicums we have been making Chillie-Jelly or Chillie Jam, it is lovely to have with cold meats and cheeses. I do not know if I am allowed to name the person, whose recipe we have been using. She is a famous lady from the...
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    21 Days Eating Only What We Can Grow

    Just watched your final video, it was lovely. Missing dairy would certainly be difficult because it goes into so many foods/recipes without even thinking about it. We are just harvesting our new potatos and the thought of eating them without butter is unthinkable. So well done both of you...
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    Question Can you help id this vine please?

    Yes, they seem to be those mini Mexican Cucumbers. I tried these for the first time this year, very slow to start off indeed, they are just starting to hold onto their trellis, still tiny, but the end product I saw used on a cookerey program looked like those in the photos. I am not holding my...
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    alternative to steel lids for preserving

    We have never had an issue with lids rusting, we tend to buy the jars and lids that come as a set. If we use a recipe whereby the lid discolours due to use of e.g. Turmeric or Curry powders then we re-use the lid again for a similar proeject. The lids we buy come with some sort uf waxy lining...
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    Its time to PICKLE

    Hello Mark, we sometimes get white patches on the leaves, but the plants never slow down producing their gifts for us. Picked more zucchinis today and cucumbers, will definitely take some to work for my colleagues and there are still enough left for more batches of zucchini relish and pickled...
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    Its time to PICKLE

    Thanks Ray, we picked more today, I know how I am spending my weekend!
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    Its time to PICKLE

    Hello again, our cucumber and courgette harvest just got underway last week and we are experiencing a bit of a glut. Apart from preparing everything fresh in salads, pasta etc. we have now started to pickle them. These are the first jars, there must be dozens more to be done. Our family...
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    Hello from Germany

    This is our 3rd year growing our own veg and we have in general been very satisfied with our harvests. Each winter we have taken the time to research how to encourage a greater yield from a small space. I was intrigued by the idea of vertical planting and my husband was captivated with the...
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    Hello from Germany

    Hello Mark! Thanks for the welcome! I was just telling my husband about your video having been on holiday for 5 weeks and there you were drinking a huge beer in Munich. I have never been to Munich myself. If you are looking at coming to Germany again, consider the Moselle Valley at the German...
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    Hello from Germany

    Hi, well that project failed, I will try again and maybe I need to not do it from something as fresh as that. I will keep trying. Doing it at home where I have more control must be the way to go. Kind Regards!
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