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Dealing with gluts – chutney

Dealing with gluts – chutney

It happens to all courgette growers. Turn your back for a day or so and the small, delicate fruits transform into gigantic marrows.  They take over your plot, they take over your fridge.  You kid yourself that courgette soup is nice, then you realise it isn’t.  You throw them on the compost heap. Happens every [...]

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Rhubarb relish, ready for winter (already)

Rhubarb relish, ready for winter (already) post image

Around this time of year, rhubarb tends to get tired and worn out. The stalks, those that haven’t been plundered already, are green and thick, with big umbrella-like leaves.  Everything starts to look a bit Jurassic, overgrown and gnarled. The slender pink and red elegance of the early stalks has long faded, and the taste [...]

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