Cinnamon Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Yum Clare In the River Cottage Preserves Book there is a recipe with cloves & cinnamon - I may give it a go. That said all my crabs have dropped over the weekend, & I am not sure I want to pick them up as windfalls - might leave them for the hedgehogs instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 I'd pick them up - they are quite hard and tart, so not many things eat them. I just cut off any nasty bits. I am due to collect the rest of the crabs from that tree in a couple of weeks - I'll try to remember to keep a jar of that back for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Yum Clare In the River Cottage Preserves Book there is a recipe with cloves & cinnamon - I may give it a go) I've made that as a change from plain crab apple and clove this year. Smells and tastes lovely. Pick up your windfalls, Sarah ! That's all I've used so far this year and have made crab apple brandy, jelly and syrup already and there are still dozens on the tree. Waste not, want not . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 Waste not, want not Exactly - we're off hedgerow wombling next Sunday (weather permitting), blackberries and elderberries are top of my list. My new order of jam jars arrived from Ascotts today, so enough jars to get bottling. I shall make jam and jelly this year. Kate, I made up a great idea for usig the pulp left after jelly making; I had some redcurrant pulp, so mixed it with some sugar, made a muffin mixture, stirred in some dessicated coconut and then swirled in the redcurrant pulp.... divine fruity muffins and recycled ingredients too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Kate, I made up a great idea for usig the pulp left after jelly making; I had some redcurrant pulp, so mixed it with some sugar, made a muffin mixture, stirred in some dessicated coconut and then swirled in the redcurrant pulp.... divine fruity muffins and recycled ingredients too Oooh, that sounds scrummy, Clare. I'm all for using things up if possible as I detest wasting food. I didn't know what to do with my pulp and so it ended up on the compost heap again. I suppose that's recycling too . I'll try the muffins though as they really do sound lovely . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 I usually compost it too, but thought it a waste. I wouldn't do it with the crab apple pulp though as it's full of pips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Right-o, got 1 kilo of Crabapples,which is plenty,although no where near as many as last years haul. Also have 2 kilos of really ripe Blackberries So, I am using some to make Hughs Bramble Jelly, & maybe some Bramble jam too. I went out looking for Elderberries,but couldn't find any at all Also 'my' Sloe bush was bare - just a couple of sad & lonely Sloes on it thi year Still,I had a lovely time & didn't get too torn by the Bramble bushes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 Good for you Sarah Come to think of it, I haven't seen any unripe sloes around here yet, but it's early days yet; I don't normally pick them until October. Loads of elderberries around here is you want to come wombling with us next Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I have put a request for Elderberries on Freecycle - you never know There weren't even any baby or unripe Sloes ...... the bush was almost bare Shame - I love making Sloe Gin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Freecycle came up trumpw with the Elderberries, so I am turning them plus my Crabapples & blackberries into Hedgerow Jelly today Will post some piccys when its done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 Sounds delicious Sarah I am short of apples this year, but some friends have promised me the pick of their 3 trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen&Lee Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 There weren't even any baby or unripe Sloes ...... the bush was almost bare Shame - I love making Sloe Gin Just to totally deviate off the crab apple topic - not only can I not see any sloes, but all the damson trees around here have nothing on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 That would make sense Helen as they are part of the same family. My plum tree (again the same family) had a rubbish crop this year too. I shall have a look for sloes when we go wombling at the weekend; there's a lane near us that is always full of sloes. Interestingly, there was an article in the Mail today saying how "Ooops, word censored!"ody goes hedgerowing any more. All I can say is that they've obviously never met us.. never ones to let any of nature's bounties go to waste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Hedgerowing has been featuring on the BBC a lot already this week - I'd better go and pick the cooking apples from just outside our gate before others come wombling .....Clare!........ We do have crab apples though if you want to pick some Clare? We have no damsons and only a few plums this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 I might well be after some more crabbies Lesley - I am waiting for the rest to fall from the tree that I got this first lot from. They were out of reach. My tree is a later cropper. I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
