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Last Basket Jelly
Every year, we allow the last of the tomatoes and chilies as long as possible to ripen in the Greenhouse but eventually, the time comes to strip the plants and use up the fruit – regardless of colour.
Habañero and Tomato Jam Recipe
The title refers to this being the last harvest from the greenhouse this year. After these were taken, the plants were pulled up and composted.
After two years of bumper crops of Habañero and...
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Every year, we allow the last of the tomatoes and chilies as long as possible to ripen in the Greenhouse but eventually, the time comes to strip the plants and use up the fruit – regardless of colour. Habañero and Tomato Jam Recipe The title refers to this being the last harvest from the greenhouse this year. After these were taken, the plants were pulled up and composted. After two years of bumper crops of Habañero and...
Read morePickled Chillies
Ingredients
The list of ingredients below will fill 2 jam jars. Adjust according to the amount of chillies/jars you have.
250g medium-sized chillies
2 bay leaves
6 black and 6 pink peppercorns
1tbsp coriander seeds
1 level tbsp salt
4 level tbsp caster sugar
600ml white wine vinegar
2 sterilised jam jars
Method
Cut off the stalk end of each chilli and slice each in half along its length. Remove the seeds, if you like, but I leave ours in.
In a shallow dish, cover the chillies and the...
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Ingredients The list of ingredients below will fill 2 jam jars. Adjust according to the amount of chillies/jars you have. 250g medium-sized chillies 2 bay leaves 6 black and 6 pink peppercorns 1tbsp coriander seeds 1 level tbsp salt 4 level tbsp caster sugar 600ml white wine vinegar 2 sterilised jam jars Method Cut off the stalk end of each chilli and slice each in half along its length. Remove the seeds, if you like, but I leave ours in. In a shallow dish, cover the chillies and the...
Read moreFor the Birds feed balls
You can easily attract many varieties of birds by providing fresh food and water for them. In Ireland, we don’t often have to worry about the water bit, but inexpensive bird feeders and treats can be made easily, often with materials you would otherwise throw away.
One thing to remember before you start to feed small birds though; once you start feeding wild birds it is better to continue to do so throughout the year...
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You can easily attract many varieties of birds by providing fresh food and water for them. In Ireland, we don’t often have to worry about the water bit, but inexpensive bird feeders and treats can be made easily, often with materials you would otherwise throw away. One thing to remember before you start to feed small birds though; once you start feeding wild birds it is better to continue to do so throughout the year...
Read moreApple, Pear and Quince pie
This year has produced a bumper crop of apples, not just at Croan but for everyone it seems. The pigs have received bags of windfalls from friends and neighbours and we have been experimenting with lots of new recipes to try to use up our harvest.
Last year, we also planted some Quince trees. They haven’t produced any fruit as yet, but we were lucky enough to get some from the beautiful Coolmore estate near...
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This year has produced a bumper crop of apples, not just at Croan but for everyone it seems. The pigs have received bags of windfalls from friends and neighbours and we have been experimenting with lots of new recipes to try to use up our harvest. Last year, we also planted some Quince trees. They haven’t produced any fruit as yet, but we were lucky enough to get some from the beautiful Coolmore estate near...
Read moreOld Fashioned Tea Brack Recipe
As the weather begins to cool, an old fashioned Tea brack is just the thing with a cuppa on a chilly afternoon.
Our apple crop is so abundant this year that we’re literally putting them in everything we make. This tea-brack has been a particularly successful combination!
Ingredients
300 ml coldtea (try Earl Grey or Lady Grey for a citrussy tang)
4 tsp Irish whiskey (optional)
110 g sultanas
220 g currants or raisins
120g diced eating apple
200 g brown sugar
225...
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As the weather begins to cool, an old fashioned Tea brack is just the thing with a cuppa on a chilly afternoon. Our apple crop is so abundant this year that we’re literally putting them in everything we make. This tea-brack has been a particularly successful combination! Ingredients 300 ml coldtea (try Earl Grey or Lady Grey for a citrussy tang) 4 tsp Irish whiskey (optional) 110 g sultanas 220 g currants or raisins 120g diced eating apple 200 g brown sugar 225...
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