4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[Couperwife]

so, along with my carrier bag full of apples , I now have the same amount of pears

 

the lady next door said " ugh, I dont like pears, do you want some, here ill come and help you fill a carrier bag up, when you have used those, then come and ge the rest" , what a waste of a fruit tree.

 

so, what the heck do I do with a stone and a half of pears (and one stone 4 lbs of apples)

 

apple and pear crumble (94 times) anyone

 

cathy

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[Ygerna]

Cider and Perry

 

Apple sauce, pears in port, apple brandy, cordials? er, thats all that came to me off the top of my head

[Couperwife]

I love the fact that cider and perry were top of your thoughts

 

thanks, gonna have a look

 

cathy

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[Couperwife]

Just found this

 

linky click

 

its sounds rather tasty

 

cathy

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[Couperwife]

I am in the process of making Pear Chutney

 

14 preas (peeled and chopped)

2 cooking apples (peeled and chopped)

1lb/450g onions (peeled and chopped)

1lb/450g seedless raisins

1tsp hot chilli powder

1 tsp ground ginger

1 garlic clove (crushed)

1 tsp salt

juice and rind of 2 lemons

1lb/450g brown sugar

2 1/2 cups/570ml white distilled vinegar

sprinkle of nutmeg

 

shove everything into the largest pan you have (I had to use kevs curry making pan, cos my biggest pan was tooo small )

stir it up well

bring to the boil, siring well at intervals

reduce to a simmer until the mixture is thick consistency

ladle into hot clean sterilised jars, cover and seal well.

 

hopefully it tastes nice

(thats one part of the hamper sorted )

 

cathy

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[Ygerna]

That looks really nice. Can't wait to hear how it tastes

[Couperwife]

I assume that you need to leave it a while, but first tasting (from the pan ) is rather lovely

 

now have 3 small kilner jars (christmas presents) and one pickled onion jar sat waiting for action

 

yummy

 

cathy

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[craftyhunnypie]

Right, thats it..I'm off to the farm shop tomorrow to buy some nice pears.

 

Emma.x